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Aug 29, 2024 · St. Francis Xavier is a patron saint of missionaries and missions and led an unlikely life of adventure and heroism. Read more. The pope dedicated his entire general audience to sharing the...
St. Francis Xavier’s relics draw 12,000 in Goa, India
Nov 21, 2024 · St. Francis Xavier lived the life of a missionary, baptizing tens of thousands in India and Japan. In death, he continues to give himself to Christ’s Church, as his relics offer pilgrims...
Pope at Audience: Love of Christ drove St. Francis Xavier to …
May 17, 2023 · Praising 'the greatest missionary of modern times,' St. Francis Xavier, as embodying apostolic zeal at his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis said the love of Christ drove him to the farthest parts of the world to spread the Gospel.
St. Francis Xavier still shapes generations, says Indian cardinal
1 day ago · The legacy of St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit missionary who died four centuries ago, continues shaping generations in the Asian Church, says Indian Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao.. Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman in western India, said Xavier’s “legacy in Asia is unfading and timeless, as it continues to resonate in the people's consciousness.”
Pope Francis: Share the Gospel with zeal like St. Francis Xavier
May 17, 2023 · In a world in which there are “so many people who need Jesus,” St. Francis Xavier is an exemplary model of how to live and share the Gospel with zeal, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
8 Million expected for St.Francis Xavier exposition in Goa
Nov 18, 2024 · Last-leg preparations are in full swing at the Basilica of Bom Jesu in Old Goa and nearby areas to receive an estimated 8 million Catholics for the exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier.
Pilgrims walk miles to pay homage to St. Francis Xavier in a once …
Dec 8, 2024 · (OSV News) -- Michael Fernandes has walked 68 miles through jungles across hills and crossed a river in the blazing sun to honor St. Francis Xavier on his solemn feast day Mass in Old Goa, the former Portuguese capital in western India. The 49-year-old Catholic joined some 15,000 pilgrims, including people from other faiths, for the Dec. 3 feast Mass of the saint known as GoenchoSaib, or ...
Vatican sends delegation to India to venerate exposed relics of St ...
Dec 2, 2024 · In the vibrant state of Goa, India, the once-in-a-decade exposition of the relics of St. Francis Xavier has drawn millions of pilgrims and a notable Vatican delegation. The event, hosted by the...
Cardinal Tagle: Francis Xavier is ‘an inspiration and model’
Dec 3, 2024 · Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said Saint Francis Xavier is “an inspiration and model in being a messenger of the Good News” in a homily on Dec. 3 in India. He was speaking at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa in India.
Pope Francis to focus on regional 'crisis and conflict' during first ...
2 days ago · A brief visit by Pope Francis to the French island of Corsica will put a dual focus on the Mediterranean, highlighting local traditions of popular piety on the one hand and migrant deaths and wars ...