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The Goan Asian Community in Mombasa has moved to the High Court seeking back control and management of a school currently under management of the Catholic Diocese of Mombasa. The Trustees of the ...
It reflects Catholic Goan households where food was central to festivals and Sunday feasts. Dishes like xacuti (a coconut-based curry with poppy seeds and dry spices) or bebinca (a layered egg ...
“That started when St. Francis Xavier came to evangelize in Goa in the 1500s, so we Goans have been Catholic for over 500 years.” Despite his family’s Goan roots, Joe Fernandes (Portuguese ...
Goa is a heaven for seafood lovers as the Goan cuisine comprises of a huge variety ... This Portuguese dish is made on every Catholic household in Goa for Christmas. Probably the most popular ...
Since 1624, the Basilica has housed the remains of St Xavier, a Catholic missionary of Spanish ... did a 16th-century basilica become an icon of Goan identity? In his research, scholar Vishvesh ...