Goa, often celebrated for its sun-kissed beaches and lively nightlife, reveals a completely different, deeply spiritual side during Holy Week. As Good Friday approaches, the vibrant energy of the ...

For many middle-class Indian children, the Goa dream originated in the theatre while grooving to the tunes of Dil Chahta Hai. The movie’s director Farhan Akhtar successfully triggered the yearning for ...

The former Portuguese colony and now Indian state of Goa’s historical churches are turning into tourist sites rather than places of devotion, with visitors vying to pose for selfies rather than ...

Even as Goa is officially open for tourism and many monuments across the country have opened, the churches at the world heritage complex in Old Goa have not, and are unlikely to welcome visitors and ...

As the state’s demographics shift, its churches are adapting and making space for migrants and the language they understand, with Masses and catechism classes being provided in it Every Sunday morning ...

A few years ago, the typical tourist itinerary would be dominated by visits to beaches, with fleeting visits to the Old Goa churches or the Mangueshi and Ramnathi temples figuring in a few of them.

Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao today said churches will be allowed to reopen with strict conditions like ensuring the sitting arrangement with a physical distance of six feet to be adhered to by ...

Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Several churches in Goa have announced that the Sunday masses and prayers will be live-streamed and telecast on local TV channels and have urged the people to stay ...

Churches and mosques in Goa have decided to remain closed for some more time, even though the state government has allowed reopening of religious places from Monday as part of the lockdown relaxations ...

Christmas in Goa blends faith, food and beaches into a slow, soulful celebration marked by Midnight Mass, festive meals, village lights and sunlit December days. Goa comes alive during Christmas with ...