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January 9, 2019

Faithful Goans feeling at home in Vancouver

There are 450 registered members of GOA Vancouver, which was founded 43 years ago. Above is a photo from its annual gala in 2017.

VANCOUVER – He lost almost everything on his first day in Canada.

Published in International
January 14, 2015

Pope proclaims Joseph Vaz Sri Lanka's first saint

Pilgrims from Goa, India, hold a sign thanking Pope Francis before the canonization Mass of St. Joseph Vaz at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 14. St. Vaz was born in Goa.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Canonizing Sri Lanka's first saint, who ministered to Catholics under persecution three centuries earlier, Pope Francis proclaimed what he called the "fundamental human right" of religious freedom.
Published in International
November 27, 2014

Goa Catholics flock to St. Francis Xavier exposition

Pilgrims pray by and view the body of St. Francis Xavier during an exposition of the saint in December 2004 at the Se Cathedral in Goa, India.

GOA, INDIA - Expecting more than five million pilgrims for the once-a-decade exposition of the body of St. Francis Xavier in Goa, the Catholic Church in the former Portuguese colony has worked to ensure the event is “spiritually nourishing” for the visitors.

Published in International