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
Sri Lanka police, train services prepare for Papal visit
2015-01-12
About 21,000 police personnel would be deployed in Colombo and the Bandaranaike International AirportContinue Reading
Vatican panel acknowledges Romero as martyr
2015-01-12
he panel declared on Jan. 8 that the archbishop had been killed “in hatred for the faith,”Continue Reading
Significance of Pope Francis’s visit to Sri Lanka
2015-01-12
Very much like the rest of the world, Sri Lanka too has been carried away by the Bergoglio phenomenonContinue Reading
Aquino: 25,000 soldiers, cops to secure Pope Francis
2015-01-10
The President urged the public to follow the measures the government had put in place to keep Francis safeContinue Reading
Pope’s trip to Sri Lanka and Philippines: 5 things to know
2015-01-10
Vatican City – Pope Francis embarks on his second Asian pilgrimage this coming week, visiting Sri Lanka and the Philippines exactly 20 years after St. John Paul II’s record-making visit to two countries with wildly disparate Catholic populations. Pope Francis will make headlines of his own, drawing millions of faithfulContinue Reading
Pope Francis practicing English but speaks from the heart
2015-01-10
The Pope will reportedly deliver a total of 11 speechesContinue Reading