Colombo: With his 48-hour visit to Sri Lanka, Pope Francis has set a unique record that statisticians will have to figure out the exact details. Over three fourths of Sri Lanka’s 1.2 million Catholics traversed long distances to have a glimpse of the Pope during his January 13-15 visit toContinue Reading
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
Francis’ 7th and longest apostolic visit outside of Italy will also include the canonization of Sri Lanka’s first saintContinue Reading
About 21,000 police personnel would be deployed in Colombo and the Bandaranaike International AirportContinue Reading
Very much like the rest of the world, Sri Lanka too has been carried away by the Bergoglio phenomenonContinue Reading
