The Goa government is renovating the 430-year-old Santa Anna Church in Talaulim that has long been a victim of neglect. Also known as the Church of St. Ann or Santana at Talaulim (Santa is the Portuguese word for ’saint’), some 10 km from here, it is known to be an impressive church in central Goa, […]
The procession of Black Caps, one of the rarest in the world was observed and celebrated on Good Friday in the Se Cathedral church at Old Goa. The procession of Black caps is also known as Procession of Tails and the same is locally known as ‘Xepdeanchem Pursao’. The mass and the procession proceeding was […]
To commemorate St Francis Xavier’s 500th birth anniversary, Bom Jesus Basilica director has decided to approach the government with a proposal to erect a life-size statue of the saint at Old Goa.
It has been a long pending demand of parishioners and public at large to have such a statue in honour of this great saint.
Fr […]
By Jenny Coutinho, Goa
The author is a writer, columnist and French teacher by profession
For many Indians, weddings are a celebration — an occasion to remember and cherish throughout their lives. And they will put all the money they have into one.
The cost of a wedding for the rich starts at 5,00,000 rupees (approx. US$12,000) while […]
Jhansi, a small city in the northern Indian Uttar Pradesh, celebrates the 150th anniversary of India’s “first war of independence” this year. The 1857 war for independence from British rule has been well documented in history books.Unlike other parts of India, however, Goa, a small state on the western coast, was ruled by the Portuguese […]
The Church of St. Francis Xavier in Goa
Behind the gate of St. Paul’s college is a Kuchcha road branching off the main road, leading to the chapel of St. Francis Xavier. It is built of laterite plastered with lime mortar; with tiled roof supported by wooden rafters is a plain chapel with only one altar.
The […]
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