Jesuits in Goa have mourned the death of Father Gregory Naik, their first provincial who explored the western Indian state’s colonial history and its connection with the Society of Jesus. Father Naik died August 9 at Xavier Residence in Alto Porvorim, on the northern outskirts of the state capital of Panaji. He was 88.

From a Railway Platform to the Altar: Abandoned Child Becomes a Priest
Twenty-eight years ago, a frightened five-year-old boy was found alone at Shoranur railway station. He had no memory of his parents or a family to


