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| Security Tightened for Exposition of Francis Xavier's Relics |
| 2004-11-18 |
| Basilica in India Will Ask Pilgrims for Identification In the wake of violence by Hindu extremists and a recent fire at a basilica, security measures have been stepped up for the imminent exposition of St. Francis Xavier's relics. The exposition, from Nov. 21 to Jan. 2, is expected to attract 3 million pilgrims to the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa (India). The basilica, which houses the relics of the Spanish Jesuit missionary, will expose for veneration the remains of the great apostle of the East. St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) is sometimes described as the greatest figure of Christianity in Asia after St. Thomas the Apostle... Sounds like a major target for terrorist attack. |
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