Goa, Nov. 10 -- GAURESH SATTARKAR

Lorence D'Souza's whereabouts came to light through O Heraldo's May 14, 2026 report, 'A Hindu man, a Catholic elder - and a story Goa needed', which chronicled how Naubat Vaidya, a Hindu, had taken in and cared for the Catholic elder for years. When Lorence men tioned in the report that he hailed from Moira and had a brother and sister, it struck a chord with his rel atives. Their parents had often spoken of an uncle named Lorence who had left home many years ago. They began making enquiries, eventually con tacted Naubat and travelled to meet the elderly man. Old family photo graphs helped con firm what they had hoped - that the man they had been search ing for was indeed their long-lost relative. "When ...