By Molly Fernandes Sancoale, March 6, 2022: Around 8,000 Catholics from across Goa joined the annual walking pilgrimage of faith the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman organized on March 6. The pilgrims finally gathered at Sancoale’s Rua Escravo de Maria that houses of the ruins of the old Church ofContinue Reading
Sancoale: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman has urged the faithful to follow in the footsteps of St Joseph Vaz. The Archbishop made this call during his homily at the feast of the Patron Saint of the Archdiocese St Joseph Vaz, on Tuesday, at Old Church of OurContinue Reading
Panaji: Following resistance from the faithful in Sancoale and neighbouring villages to the Church’s decision to shift the venue of the feast of St Joseph Vaz from the sanctuary to the considerably larger site of the old Our Lady of Health Church, archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao after listening to theirContinue Reading
Fr Jecome Gonsalves was a collaborator of St Joseph VazContinue Reading
Panaji: The Portuguese strengthened the roots of Christianity in Goa and introduced the faith in Sri Lanka, but it was St Joseph Vaz, an indigenous priest, who worked with a vision ahead of his times in reviving the Church in the island. More than three centuries later, the illustrious GoanContinue Reading
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
Colombo: With his 48-hour visit to Sri Lanka, Pope Francis has set a unique record that statisticians will have to figure out the exact details. Over three fourths of Sri Lanka’s 1.2 million Catholics traversed long distances to have a glimpse of the Pope during his January 13-15 visit toContinue Reading
St Joseph Vaz should be the model for Christians who are now facing persecution in various formsContinue Reading
