His Lordship Bishop Simiao Purificacao Fernandes, paid his maiden visit, as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, to the Mission of Daman, from 22nd February 2025 to 27th February 2025. He was accompanied by Fr. Mario Souza and Fr. Leo Fernandes. During the course of his visits, His Eminence administered the
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The Diocesan Youth Centre had its environment based program called as ‘Nature A-Live’ on 22nd to 23rd February 2025 in the village of Chicalim. There were around 70 youth from across 40 parishes who participated in this program. Nature A-Live was focussed around the theme ‘preservation of the richness of nature’ and the resource persons
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In a bid to promote lifelong learning and engagement among senior citizens, the Library of St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, has announced special access hours exclusively for elderly patrons. Starting from March 2025, the library will remain open every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Senior citizens can make use of the library’s extensive
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There will be 1st Saturday Devotion at Our Lady of Candelaria Chapel on 1st March, 2025, from 9.30 a.m in the morning to 1.00 p.m. There will Rosary, talk on First Saturday Devotion, Confessions, Divine Mercy Rosary and Meditation conducted by Fr. Elvis Dias, the Spiritual Director at the seminary of Our Lady , Saligao-Pilerne. Our
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Catechetical Day was celebrated at Our Lady of Candelaria Chapel Porvorim on February 23 under the guidance of our Chaplain Fr Francisco Xavier Fernandes. The Day was celebrated with a lot of religious fervor, beginning with a Solemn Mass celebrated by Fr Seville Antao followed by a cultural programme presented by the Catechists and catechism
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Rev. Fr. Saturnino Almeida, a member of the Society of Pilar, was felicitated with a prestigious Sakaal Sanman 2025 award, for his exceptional and dedicated service in the field of education, at a glittering awards ceremony held at Bandra, Mumbai. The honour was bestowed upon him by the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr. Ashish Shelar,
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Step into the world of Goa’s rich artistic and architectural heritage with a special presentation and interactive session by Ar. Noah Fernandes and Clive Figueiredo. As part of the Walking Across Goa with MoCA exhibition, this engaging talk will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the Museum of Christian Art’s heritage walks—an initiative that has, over
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The Jesuit Fathers and Lay Ignatians will be conducting Lenten retreats at Xavier Retreat House, Baga. Kindly register in advance. For more detail information refer to the attached posters below:
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The Archbishop-Patriarch, His Eminence Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, fervently requests all the Faithful of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman to pray for our Holy Father Pope Francis, who is presently receiving treatment at a hospital. We pray that the Lord may strengthen him in faith and grant him total recovery from his illness, so
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The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, will be organizing the annual Diocesan ‘Walking Pilgrimage’ on the very first Sunday of Lent i.e., 9th March, 2025 to initiate our spiritual preparation. This year the theme for the occasion will be, “As Pilgrims of Hope, Let Us Proclaim the Good News” “Bhorvaxean Yatra Cholum-ia, Xubhvortomanachim Porgottnnaram Zaum-ia” For more details kindly
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