Sri Lankan president suffers shock defeat
No one had expected the victory margin to be so greatContinue Reading
No one had expected the victory margin to be so greatContinue Reading
Colombo – The Christian Solidarity Movement has expressed their surprise over the silence observed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka over the derogatory remarks that are being made against Bishop Rev. Rayappu Joseph of Mannar blessing the common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena. The CSM releasing a media statement overContinue Reading
Vatican – Ahead of the journey of Pope Francis to the Philippines later this month, the Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, spoke with Vatican Radio about his hopes and expectations for the visit, as well as the history of Papal trips to the island nation, which is one ofContinue Reading
Apublication firebombed in the past after publishing cartoons lampooning Muslim leaders and the Prophet MohammadContinue Reading
With many suffering material, financial or physical problems, the Pope’s visit promises to be an uplifting of their spiritual experienceContinue Reading
Yangon – Church colleagues on Monday proudly welcomed home Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, a day after his appointment by Pope Francis as Myanmar’s first Roman Catholic cardinal. Bo, the archbishop of Yangon, was one of 20 new cardinals whose appointments were announced Sunday and who assume their new jobs nextContinue Reading
The Tamil lobby is pressurizing himContinue Reading
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
This is the first presidential election which has witnessed several crossovers from the two chief contesting partiesContinue Reading
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
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