Panaji: The annual Feast of St Francis Xavier, which used to attract thousands of people every year, was held in a simple manner on December 3 in Old Goa as physical gatherings were not allowed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Long queues were seen in the morning outsideContinue Reading

Lisa Monteiro Panaji: As a majority of the faithful in the state slip into their vehicles or catch a bus to attend the novenas and feast of St Francis Xavier, their counterparts – mostly people of Goan origin settled in Kolhapur, Sindhudurg and Belagavi – will walk to Old Goa;Continue Reading