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. The Pope dedicated ...

Goa's lush greenery and inviting beaches alike encompass a place deeply revered by countless faithful from around the world. Within this serene and vibrant landscape stands the Basilica of Bom Jesus, ...

On Dec. 3, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who evangelized vast portions of Asia. Francis Xavier was born in 1506 in the Kingdom of Navarre, a region now ...

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 spiritual ...

NASHUA – Catholics built the venerable church on the hill and maintained it for more than a century. The Armenian Orthodox Church then almost got it as a gift. But now, the Coptic Orthodox Church is ...

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, ...

Built on faith, the congregation of St. Francis Xavier continues to celebrate its ties to the Catholic church and to Baltimore.In Baltimore, where the roots of the Catholic church in America started, ...

Pope Francis chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy’s patron saint who emulated the life of Christ like perhaps no other figure in the church's history. New York’s Cardinal Timothy ...

More than a hundred people packed into St Francis Xavier Cathedral on Thursday in the sweltering heat to honour the 15 lives ...