Sr. Molly Fernandes, SFN

The Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth in Goa, western India, marked its 91st Foundation Day with a tree-planting drive on June 18, reaffirming its commitment to environmental stewardship.

The Holy Family Convent in Sancoale, in the western Indian state of Goa, marked its 91st Foundation Anniversary on June 16 with a Eucharistic celebration and community gathering.

Catholic entrepreneurs from across Goa, a coastal state on India's western coast, gathered on May 28 for the 175th Business Conference of Goa Dimensions South Zone, held at a hotel in Margao, the commercial hub of South Goa.

Residents of Palolem, a coastal village in Goa, southwest India, marked the annual feast of the Holy Cross Chapel on May 10, continuing a tradition linked to a cross believed to have been found by local fishermen more than 300 years ago.

Four members of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth renewed their religious commitment on April 25, marking 25 years of consecrated life during a Eucharistic celebration at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Navelim, south Goa, on the west coast of India.

The 375th birth anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz was observed on April 21 at his sanctuary in Sancoale, a village in the state of Goa, on the west coast of India, drawing clergy and lay faithful for a commemorative Mass and reflection on his missionary legacy.

An anticipated Mass marking the 51st death anniversary of Fr. Faustino De Souza, the founder of Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (SFN), was held on March 24 at St. Michael’s Church, Anjuna, drawing SFN Sisters and lay faithful from across the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in southwest India.

The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, in southwest India, hosted its annual Walking Pilgrimage to Sancoale, drawing thousands of faithful and turning the historic site into a vibrant gathering of devotion, prayer, and communal spirit.

On 19 February 2026, St. Theresa High School, St. Estevam, in Goa, southwest India, observed National Science Day with the sixth edition of its annual science programme, SCIENTASTICA 6.0.

Ash Wednesday arrives with an uncomfortable, visceral honesty. The mark on the forehead is not a badge of merit; it is a smudge of mortality, an invitation to “return to God.” It asks us to look beyond the superficial rituals of fasting and penance and instead examine the interior architecture of our souls—specifically, how we handle the weight of our influence and the quiet whispers of our conscience.