Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, on April 7, 1506. Francis Xavier, a Basque nobleman, left his home at the age of 19 to study at the University of Paris. There he met Saint ...

This month marks 400 years since the canonization of St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuit missionaries to spread the Gospel in India, Malaysia, and Japan. “St. Francis Xavier: To the Ends of ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church and the missionary world celebrate today, December 3, Saint Francis Xavier (Javier 1506 - Sancian Island 1552), one of the first disciples of Saint Ignatius ...

KINGSTON, Canada — One of the Church’s most significant relics is making a pilgrimage across Canada this January. The right forearm and hand of St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of missions, is ...

The body of Saint Francis Xavier has been housed at the Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa for 400 years. But relics of his body — from his skin to a fingernail and even pieces of cloth — are venerated ...