Sri Lanka releases prisoners to mark Pope’s visit
2015-01-15
612 prisoners granted early releaseContinue Reading
Religious congregations offer renewal programs in Holy Land
2015-01-15
The 20-day package includes 15-day pilgrimage to the holy sites and five days of spiritual retreatContinue Reading
Lankan bank issues commemorative coin on papal visit
2015-01-14
the silver coin has 500 rupee face valueContinue Reading
Huge crowds for Colombo Papal Mass
2015-01-14
Huge crowds turned out in the Sri Lankan capital as Pope Francis celebrated a Mass at which he canonised the nation’s first saint.Continue Reading
‘Exhausted’ pope cancels meeting with bishops
2015-01-13
Travel from the airport to the nunciature took longer than expectedContinue Reading
Saudi cleric declares snowmen anti-Islamic
2015-01-13
It is not permitted to make a statue out of snow, even by way of play and funContinue Reading
Pope calls for pursuit of truth over Sri Lanka’s violent past
2015-01-13
Pope Francis appeared to make the case for a truth commission to investigate the Buddhist-majority nation’s 26-year civil warContinue Reading
Pope Francis visits Sri Lanka amid hopes for healing
2015-01-13
Colombo – Less than a week after its longtime president was surprisingly voted out of office, Sri Lanka welcomes Pope Francis on Tuesday, with the island nation’s Catholic minority hoping he can help heal the lingering wounds of the country’s 25-year civil war. The war between minority Tamil rebels, whoContinue Reading
Pope heads to Sri Lanka for interreligious dialogue
2015-01-13
Francis’ 7th and longest apostolic visit outside of Italy will also include the canonization of Sri Lanka’s first saintContinue Reading
Political prisoners fast to grab Francis’ attention
2015-01-13
A letter addressed to the Pope from 32 political detainees said they had started fasting from dawn to duskContinue Reading