Made in colonial Goa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, ivory statuettes are devotional objects of varying sizes that form a unique genre of Goan Christian iconography. Ranging from a few ...

Uday Bhembre, the 87-year-old widely respected Konkani writer, son of legendary freedom fighter Laxmikant Bhembre, who has ...

The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman emphasizes the importance ... nevertheless, for an Indian Christian, both are essential, he stated. Sometimes there are debates on which comes first, the ...

Thousands of Catholics walked from their parishes in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in western India to the Our Lady of ...

It is a pre-Lenten festival, meant to mark indulgence before the 40-day fasting period of Lent in Christianity. Over the years, the carnival evolved into a public celebration, embracing Goa’s ...

2. Don John Castro, the Viceroy in Goa, read all the letters and felt quite happy. He temporarily suspended the idea of appointing a prince to the Kotte Kingdom and instead showed interest in sending ...

Centuries ago, Portuguese settlers and colonists built the Convent of Santa Monica in Velha Goa. Today, the convent is home to the Museum of Christian Art, where you find beautiful pieces of art ...

It is a pre-Lenten festival, meant to mark indulgence before the 40-day fasting period of Lent in Christianity. Over the years, the carnival evolved into a public celebration, embracing Goa’s ...

Centuries ago, Portuguese settlers and colonists built the Convent of Santa Monica in Velha Goa. Today, the convent is home to the Museum of Christian Art, where you find beautiful pieces of art ...