Archdiocesan News

On September 14, 2026, Legio Mariae association hosted a vibrant day program, titled, ‘Camping with Mother Mary,’ at Our Lady of Grace Church Hall, Margao. The event brought together enthusiastic children representatives from the Margao Comitium, Raia Comitium, and Mapusa Comitium for a day centered on spiritual growth and leadership.  The day commenced at 9:30

A residential retreat for Junior Youth (Post Confirmation) will be held from 4:00 p.m. on October 10th to 4:00 p.m. on October 11th, 2026, at St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre, Cruz Dos Milagres, Old Goa. Themed “Shine Like Stars” (Philippians 2:15), the retreat will focus on prayer, fellowship, reflection and spiritual renewal. The registration

Engaged couples preparing to receive the Sacrament of Matrimony are invited to attend a residential pre-marriage retreat titled “Called to Be One” (Genesis 2:24) at the St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre, Cruz Dos Milagres, Old Goa. The retreat offers couples an opportunity to pause, pray, reflect and deepen their understanding of the vocation of

The Museum of Christian Art (MoCA), in collaboration with the Goa State Chapter of INTACH, hosted the 4th edition of Tales Beyond Time, an elocution competition held to mark World Tourism Day. Inspired by the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism,” the competition invited young speakers to explore the transformative role of

The UTOR-VACH (Konknni Povitr Pustok Vachpachi Karyoxalla), a seminar and workshop on reading and proclaiming the Holy Bible in Konkani, was held at Holy Spirit School Hall, Margao, on 19 September 2026. Organised by the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate (DCBA), Old Goa, in collaboration with the Konkani Daiz Trust, the programme was centred on

The parish of St Francis of Assisi, Colvale, celebrated the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St Francis of Assisi on Sunday, 20 September 2026. The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by His Eminence Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and Daman. The church at Colvale has a special connection with St Francis of

The Goa Mariapolis 2026 truly became a little City of Mary—a place where closeness was not merely spoken about, but lived. The Goa Mariapolis 2026 was held from 12th to 15th September at Casa Pallotti, Assagao, bringing together 63 people of all ages and backgrounds for four days of joy, fraternity and spiritual renewal. A

The St. Pius School community joyfully observed the Season of Creation through prayer, reflection, creativity and action, with the theme “Living Waters.” Beginning on 1 September, the morning assemblies focused on the theme, followed by five minutes of meditation. These moments encouraged students to reflect on the beauty of creation and their responsibility to care

Hea vorsa(2026) Goychem Povitr-Pustokachem Kendran, Adlem-Goy, tanchea sonchalok Rev. Fr. Onasis Dcruz hanchea marg-dorxona khala, Goy-Damauchea Archdiocesachea dotonichea bhurgea-khatir,  Povitr-Pustokacher ek kherit quiz ghoddun hadlo. Ho quiz, Povitr-Pustokachea Pentateuk-5 Pustokacher (Utpoti, Sutka, Levi-Xastr, Lokgonnti,  Dusri-Somurt) adharit aslo. Quizachi toyari June-achea mhoineantlean suru zalli , ani toh maddun handdunk ek kherit somiti vinchun kadli. Tache vangddi

As part of the Season of Creation 2026 and the 8th Centenary Celebration of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi (1226–2026), St. Anne’s Church, Ponda, in collaboration with the Diocesan Commission for Ecology (DCE) and community partners, conducted two coastal clean-up initiatives at Miramar Beach on 12 September and Bogmalo Beach on 19 September.