Music teacher Mark Richards says he was fired from a Louisiana Catholic school for violating a morality clause in his ...

Saint Francis Xavier was born in 1506 in the family castle in the Basque region of northern Spain, the fifth and youngest child of noble, wealthy and pious parents. When he was 19 he left home to ...

St. Francis Xavier is regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Catholic missionary since St. Paul the Apostle. A new EWTN documentary explores the pivotal formative years of this co ...

Pope Francis speaks about the missionary activity of St. Francis Xavier in his main talk at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 17, 2023.

Pride Month may be over, but advocacy continues year round. This sentiment holds truth for a number of LGBTQ friendly ...

My trip around the world included some time in the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, and a poignant moment at his tomb in Goa.

Vatican City, May 17, 2023 / 04:35 am. In a world in which there are “so many people who need Jesus,” St. Francis Xavier is an exemplary model of how to live and share the Gospel with zeal ...

St Francis Xavier's spiritual journey began with a simple yet profound motto: "Go forth and set the world on fire." This powerful call to action would propel a young man from the peaceful halls of ...

He died in China in1552, but his body was taken to Goa the next year. “The exposition of the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier is a time of grace and renewal, not only for those who come to ...

Pope Francis at his general audience on May 17, 2023 (left) and a painting of St. Francis Xavier in the Church of the Gesù in Rome (right). (photo: Daniel Ibanez/Creative Commons / EWTN) ...