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
Pope’s Asia trip to address poverty, dialogue, climate change
2015-01-10
Pope Francis returns to Asia for the second time in less than six monthsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka prepares for Papal visit
2015-01-10
Sri Lanka`s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has asked John Amaratunga to oversee the papal visitContinue Reading
World stunned as Saudi Arabia flogs blogger
2015-01-10
Raif Badawi was arrested after starting a website called “Free Saudi Liberals”Continue Reading