The first example of such a saint is on Dec. 3: St. Francis Xavier. St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was one of the first generation of Jesuits, who knew St. Ignatius Loyola. St. Francis Xavier ...

St. Francis Xavier, who responded with enthusiasm to the call to spread God’s love. The pontiff celebrated Mass in the Singapore National Stadium, a national landmark, on the last full day of ...

On Dec. 3, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who evangelized vast portions of Asia. Francis Xavier was born in 1506 in the Kingdom of Navarre ...

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 ...