A new book documenting the life and work of the late Fr. Bolmax Pereira, a priest known for integrating faith, science, education and environmental protection, was released at St. Anne’s Church in Ponda, Goa, western India.
A child may attend school every day and perform well academically, yet still feel, “This is not my place.” This experience lies at the heart of the doctoral research of Fr. Linferd Savio Fernandes, a priest of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in western India.
“The decrease in family values and prayers is leading the young people towards earthly career development and away from priesthood and religious life,” Celso Fernandes says.
A community gathering in western India’s coastal state of Goa brought together around 400 migrant and Indigenous women for a day of spiritual reflection, legal awareness and sports on August 30.
A Catholic parish in Goa, western India, celebrated Independence Day with traditional games, music, food and cultural activities, bringing generations together and encouraging young people to take a more active role in parish life.
Young farmers of the Chicalim Youth Farmers Club in Goa, India, recently transplanted paddy in the fields where their former parish priest, Fr. Bolmax Fidelis Pereira, had encouraged them to revive agriculture and care for the environment.
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.
The Institute Mater Dei in Goa, a coastal state in western India, inaugurated its new academic year on June 9 with a Eucharistic celebration and an opening program focused on mission, formation, and safeguarding.
On June 7, 2026, Archbishop Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão of Goa and Daman in western India, together with Auxiliary Bishop Simião Fernandes and representatives of diocesan bodies, released the Pastoral Letter for the 2026–2027 pastoral year titled “Abide in Me” (Jn 15:4).
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.
Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, archbishop of Goa, and president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, called on Christians to become “the light of the world, the salt of the earth, and transforming leaven in society” during the solemn dedication of the new Cathedral of Our Lady of Milagris in the Diocese of Sindhudurg on May 9.
The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, southwest India, ordained twelve deacons to the priesthood during a Eucharistic celebration at the Se Cathedral, Old Goa, on April 26.
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.
The Stella Maris Chapel in Miramar was elevated to the status of a parish church on April 15, 2026, marking the creation of the 175th parish in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, southwest India.
The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in southwest India marked Divine Mercy Sunday with a solemn Eucharistic celebration on April 12 at St. John the Baptist Church in Pilerne, north Goa, drawing the faithful into a deeper reflection on God’s mercy and the call to live it daily.
