St. Joseph Vaz is credited for reviving Catholicism in Sri Lanka at a time of great religious persecution under Dutch rule MANILA, Philippines – On Wednesday, January 14, Pope Francis canonizes Joseph ...

In his Jan. 14 homily in Colombo, the Pope praised St. Joseph Vaz's undivided love for God and for the Sri Lankan people. A statue of St. Joseph Vaz at the Jan. 14 canonization Mass in Colombo, Sri ...

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, and Fr. Edmond Tillakaratne and Rev. Fr. Anthony Fernandopulle, Secretary of the National St. Joseph Vaz Secretariat at the media briefing to announce the year of St Joseph ...

Pope Francis blesses the altar during a Mass in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. He canonized the country's first saint, Joseph Vaz, during the Mass. Reuters Pope Francis spread a message ...

Goa’s first and only saint so far, St Joseph Vaz, will be honoured by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman with a special Eucharistic celebration at Se Cathedral, Old Goa, on Saturday, September 26, at ...

While Thursday will be observed as day of sick and suffering, Friday and Saturday respectively will be observed as the feast days. Tridum was held for three-days from December 4. Mangaluru: The ...

The archbishop of Mumbai and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) expresses his joy to AsiaNews at the canonization of the first Sri Lankan saint. The priest of Indian ...

“All the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God” (Is 52:10) This is the magnificent prophecy which we heard in today’s first reading. Isaiah foretells the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus ...