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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...