He never left prayer, because he knew there was strength there,” he said. Pope Francis reflected on the great testimony of St. Francis Xavier as part of a series of catechesis on “the passion ...

St. Francis Xavier traveled around the western Indian subcontinent and adjacent islands, including Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). As new Jesuits arrived, he left them in charge of communities he ...

Saint Francis Xavier was born in 1506 in the family castle in the Basque region of northern Spain, the fifth and youngest child of noble, wealthy and pious parents. When he was 19 he left home to ...

This December 3, let us reflect on the life of Saint Francis Xavier and the timeless lessons he left behindâ a true testament to the transformative power of faith and perseverance.

St. Francis Xavier ... he was there, Xavier lived on rice and water in a hut with a dirt floor, teaching children about God and visiting prisoners and the sick. Xavier later left for Japan ...