Francis Xavier
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On the pilgrim path in Rome
Two days on the pilgrim path in Rome — Trastevere, San Francesco a Ripa, the Station…
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On my way to Rome again
Arriving in Rome for the 2026 Italy pilgrimage — Il Gesù, St Ignatius, a spontaneous confession…
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Kyoto — thousands and thousands of blessings
Kyoto — Japan’s cultural heart, with 1,600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines — and the…
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Ringing the peace bell in Hiroshima
A visit to Hiroshima’s Peace Park and the Memorial Cathedral for World Peace — 500 metres…
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The lovely town of Yamaguchi
Following St Francis Xavier to Yamaguchi — the quiet city where he preached in the streets,…
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There is a gift in Kagoshima
Following St Francis Xavier to Kagoshima — where he made landfall on 15 August 1549, the…
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My pilgrimage to Japan begins in Nagasaki
My Japan pilgrimage begins not where Xavier landed, but in Nagasaki – the Rome of the…
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Finding Xavier in Malacca
The church, the relics and the overwhelming energy of St Francis Xavier in Malacca — and…
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On my way to Xavier in Malacca
En route to St Francis Xavier in Malacca — reflections on the journey and why Xavier…
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Did you see St Ignatius in Vienna?
Two giant Rubens paintings in Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum — and why the miracles of Ignatius and…
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