Sri Lankans flock to St. Vaz relic
The missionary braved a smallpox epidemic in the 17th century to help save Catholicism from a Calvinistic Dutch purge. Catholics gather at a church to pay their respects to a Continue Reading →
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Joseph Naik Vaz Institute meets Prime Minister of Portugal
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute continues to celebrate our 40th year of existence. We have reached out to others in keeping with our Goan saint, Saint Joseph Vaz’s (the Patron Continue Reading →
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute: Science Outreach
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute continues to celebrate our 40th year of existence under the leadership of Filomena Sarawati Giese. We are continuing to reach out to others in keeping Continue Reading →
Mr George Pinto Participates in the “Laureates & Leaders’s Conference for Children” in Jordan
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute is celebrating our 40th year of existence under the leadership of Filomena Sarawati Giese. In keeping with Saint Joseph Vaz’s outreach and positive interaction with Continue Reading →
St Joseph Vaz, Martin Luther King and Civil Rights
Saint Joseph Vaz’s birthday is April 21, 1651. This year, 2018, the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute, is celebrating our 40th year of existence under the leadership of Filomena Sarawati Giese. Continue Reading →
Martin Luther King Jr. and St. Joseph Vaz: Celebrating the struggle for human dignity and freedom!
From the JNVaz Institute Martin Luther King Jr. and St. Joseph Vaz Celebrating the struggle for human dignity and freedom! This year, April is a month that brings to mind Continue Reading →
Catholics honor Sri Lanka’s first saint
Exhibition celebrating crosses through the ages recalls the arrival of Joseph Vaz as a missionary in the 17th century. Kalutara: Sunday school teacher Sithumini Fernando traveled to the western Sri Lankan Continue Reading →
The ‘Gharwapasi’ of Padma Bhushan Father Camille Bulcke
Appeared in Indian Express on 16 the March In a state where religious conversion has always been a highly sensitive and contentious issue and anti-conversion laws have been introduced by Continue Reading →
Belgian Jesuit’s remains head back to spiritual Indian home
Catholics in Ranchi to reinter body of revered Father Camille Bulcke at local college. New Delhi:March 12, 2018 Indian Jesuits are moving the remains of a popular Belgian missioner from Continue Reading →
Prayer launched for Kandhamal Martyrs
The Prayer for the Martyrs was officially distributed in all the dioceses of Odisha. Bhubaneswar: The archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar has launched a prayer to speed up the cause of canonization Continue Reading →