Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena

Sri Lanka orders fresh probe into Easter suicide bombings

On: September 23, 2019

Colombo, September 23, 2019: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a fresh inquiry into the Easter suicide bombings that killed at least 258 people after the Catholic Church voiced concerns that current probes are not independent. The government has blamed a local jihadi group, the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ)Continue Reading

Cardinal calls for prayers, fast to fight dengue

By: Matters India

On: July 16, 2017

In: International

Colombo: The archbishop of the Sri Lankan capital has called on his Catholics to observe a week of prayer and fasting, beginning on Saturday, to obtain God’s graces to help deal with deadly mosquito-borne dengue fever that has killed m that they may intercede for us at this time ofContinue Reading