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Auxiliary Bishop Simião Fernandes

  • Goa Archdiocese Marks Jubilee of Inter-Religious Dialogue with Message of Peace and Hope

    The Committee for the Apostolate of Inter-Religious Dialogue of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, western India, organized a Jubilee of Inter-Religious Dialogue on 27 November 2025 at the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa. The event coincided with the fourth day of the novena leading to the feast of St. Francis Xavier. A collaborative effort with Sadbhav of the Society of Pilar, the celebration centred on the theme “Messengers of Peace, Rays of Hope.”
  • Indian Prelate Calls for Synodality in Catholic Education

    “Education today must rediscover its soul — the call to walk together in faith and service,” said Auxiliary Bishop Simião Fernandes of Goa and Daman, addressing the 56th Annual Convention of the All India Association of Catholic Schools (AINACS) on October 9 at the Park Regis Convention Centre, Arpora, Goa.