By Filomena Saraswati Giese, 22 January 2026 16 January 2026 marks the Feast of St Joseph Vaz (1651–1711), Apostle of Sri Lanka and Kanara (India). On this day, we honour Continue Reading →
From Joseph Naik Vaz Institute, Berkeley, CaliforniaOctober 1, 2025 Our warmest Congratulations on having St. Devasahayam made “Patron Saint of the Laity in India”St. Devasayahayam Pillai was a brave and Continue Reading →
By Varghese V Joseph- The Indian Catholic community in the U.S., Canada and other countries received historic news this September: St. Devasahayam Pillai, revered for his courage and martyrdom, has Continue Reading →
On September 25, 1685 St. Joseph Vaz founded the first fully native religious Congregation, the Goa branch of the Oratory of St. Felipe Neri in the Church of the Miraculous Continue Reading →
In an article titled “Sri Lankan Pioneer Beat Persecution” in the New York Tablet (August 1987), American Msgr. John Condon writes aptly that St. Joseph Vaz is looked on mainly Continue Reading →
GLOBAL GOENKARS SPEAK FILOMENA SARASWATI GIESE | 22nd August 2025 Our names are what establish our identity, be it racial or national and cultural. Goans tend to romanticise the Portuguese Continue Reading →
The appeal to elevate St. Joseph Vaz as a Patron Saint for South Asia is a significant movement within the Catholic Church, particularly in light of the upcoming Jubilee Year Continue Reading →
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By Filomena Saraswati Giese Courtesy: www.indiancatholicmatters.org St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and St. Joseph Vaz Why Keralites had St. Kuriakose made a Patron Saint at his Canonization? AND Why Indian-Sri Lankan Continue Reading →
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