Bank Holiday Today, 3 December: Banks in Goa will remain shut on 3 December to observe the feast of St. Francis Xavier, which ...

Regardless of the physical closure of bank branches in Goa, essential financial services would remain available through digital and self-service platforms: ...

The annual feast of St Francis Xavier at Old Goa would be organised on December 3, a priest said on Tuesday. He said special prayers or novenas are being held for the patron saint of Goa, whose relics ...

NT Reporter Panaji The Save Old Goa Action Committee has raised concerns over safety arrangements and heritage protection ...

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 ...

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday extended warm wishes on the feast of St Francis Xavier, saying it is an occasion of spiritual renewal and urged people to pledge to build communities of ...

MUMBAI, India – Pilgrims have flocked to see the relics of St. Francis Xavier in India. Every decade, the relics of the Jesuit saint are exposed in the Indian state of Goa – this year’s exposition ...

According to the RBI holiday calendar, December will see a total of 18 bank holidays, comprising regional observances, cultural and religious events.

At least 12,000 people thronged India’s western state of Goa on Nov. 21 to participate in the ceremonies marking the start of the once-in-ten-year exposition of St. Francis Xavier's relics. The 18th ...

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, ...

Police in the Indian state of Goa are on the hunt for a Hindu man who allegedly publicly disrespected St. Francis Xavier and disputed the saint’s title as protector of the state, leading to complaints ...

Officials at the basilica that houses the relics of St. Francis Xavier have decided to restrict tour guides because of numerous complaints by devotees that they are disruptive. "There were complaints ...