Berkeley, California – December 26, 2020 Introduction: The world is always looking for a model of service and selflessness in times such as ours of dangerous and deadly pandemics. One Continue Reading →
Till I came into the picture with my research in early 1980’s, everyone believed and officially recorded that Kundapur Church was built by Fr. Joseph Vaz from Goa in 1681. Continue Reading →
Fr. Anthony da Silva’s words about Gandhi beautifully summarize what both St. Joseph (Naik) Vaz and Gandhi stood for: “ It is about the experience of the presence of God, Continue Reading →
Filomena Saraswati Giese Berkeley, Oct. 5, 2018 I. Afro-Sri Lankan Slavery from the 16th to the 19th centuries II. St. Joseph Vaz (1651-1711) and African slaves in Sri Lanka I. Continue Reading →
TALK at General Congress of Oratorians in Rome, October 3, 2000 The General Congress of Oratorians in Rome is a beautiful occasion to recall Blessed Joseph Vaz, himself an Oratorian Continue Reading →
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute worked for the canonization of St. Joseph Vaz since 1978. H.H. Pope Francis canonized St. Joseph Vaz in January 2015. The Institute is committed to Continue Reading →
Oakland, CA 26th April 2020 The Mass is live streamed from the Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA, USA. The Mass is offered for all the victims of last Continue Reading →
Survivors of Sri Lanka’s Islamist suicide bombings which killed 279 people last year held a private anniversary service Tuesday as the nation paid sombre tributes and the US vowed to Continue Reading →
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Christians in Sri Lanka celebrated Easter in their homes on Sunday, participating in religious services through television as churches remained closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading →
Dear Friends and Devotees of St. Joseph Vaz (1651-1711), Apostle of Kanara (India) and Sri Lanka: Churches holding Easter Sunday services and hotels with many tourists and visitors were bombed Continue Reading →