Sri Lanka’s Anglican bishop threatens to quit
2015-01-07
The Tamil lobby is pressurizing himContinue Reading
Buddhist religious, Christian bishops call for peaceful polls
2015-01-07
Kandy – The Mahanayake Theras of Malwatte and Asgiriya have, in a joint statement, urged the Commissioner of Elections and Inspector General of Police (IGP) to take necessary steps to prevent election related violence and to maintain peace and brotherhood in the country. In two separate letters, addressed to CommissionerContinue Reading
Sri Lanka ready for vote as campaign ends
2015-01-06
This is the first presidential election which has witnessed several crossovers from the two chief contesting partiesContinue Reading
Reports on conversions: Half-baked half-truths
2015-01-05
By not checking the ground reality, reports on conversions end up being sketchy and misleadingContinue Reading
A journey ends, another should begin
2015-01-05
The theme of the Exposition of the Sacred Relics of St Francis Xavier centered on faith. And in a veritable expression and exposition of faith, hundreds of thousands of devotees, pilgrims, tourists and others venerated the Sacred Relics of St Francis Xavier during the 44-day long Exposition that ended on Sunday.Continue Reading
Blessings and challenges of Consecrated Life
2015-01-05
One of the greatest challenges to consecrated life today is to focus on peopleContinue Reading
1.5 million attend Xavier exposition
2015-01-05
Some 100,000 people visited the exposition each in the last few days of DecemberContinue Reading
Three Asians among 15 new cardinals
2015-01-04
Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam get new cardinalsContinue Reading
I, the convert
2015-01-04
My conversion was not a change of religion; it was a change of heartContinue Reading
SriLanka, Philippines reeling under floods ahead of Pope’s visit
2015-01-03
Vatican City – When Pope Francis visits Sri Lanka and the Philippines in less than 2 weeks, he will find the people trying to recover from heavy floods and mudslides due to heavy rains. Flash floods and mudslides have killed at least 39 people and more than 1 million haveContinue Reading