Tracing priest’s roots from Lanka to Divar
2017-04-05
The Sri Lankan pilgrims visited the ancestral house of Fr Jacome GonsalvesContinue Reading
Divarkars want Fr Jacome canonized
2015-07-19
Divar: The centuries old ancestral house of Fr Jacome Gonsalves stands majestically in the heart of the island, but a few residents learnt more about the great missionary’s life and work in Sri Lanka than at home. The islanders can hardly be blamed for it. The illustrious son of DivarContinue Reading
Goa Church to seek sainthood for another Lankan missionary
2015-07-07
Panaji — Canonization of St Joseph Vaz also threw the spotlight on another illustrious Goan priest and his colleague, Fr Jacome Gonsalves, but it inspired the Goa Church enough to consider petitioning Vatican to begin the process of his cause for sainthood. Pope Francis conferred sainthood on St Vaz, popularlyContinue Reading