Goa CM Pramod Sawant hopes Pope Francis' India visit, invited by PM Modi, includes Goa.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant hopes that Pope Francis' visit to India, invited by PM Narendra Modi, includes the coastal state. The invitation was extended during a meeting between PM Modi and Pope Francis on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy. Christians constitute 27% of Goa's population. Sawant previously announced plans to invite Pope Francis for the decennial exposition of St Francis Xavier's relics at Old Goa.

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