Tag: Sri Lanka

“Denying that opportunity to our people will only affirm the fact that we are now under a dictatorship,” said Anglican bishops

“The Church needs Christians who will commit themselves for Christ and follow his example. We do not need spoon-fed babies,” he said

The court ruling was issued on January 12 following a lawsuit filed by 13 families and local Church leaders

It is the first time that a head of state in Sri Lanka has been held responsible for failing to prevent a terror attack

President Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered a five percent reduction in state spending this week

“Although 75 years have passed since the independence of the country, today the Sri Lankans have become slaves of the world"

"We have suggested to the bishops to use this moment as an opportunity to express the pain and displeasure of the Catholic community"

The Church invited the faithful to convert the money they reserved for superfluous decorations "into a Christmas of sharing" with the poor

"It is a very happy time," said Dharshani Weerapathran, a Tamil beneficiary, during the hand-over event attended by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo

UN agencies had estimated in June that 1.7 million out of the 22 million population in Sri Lanka required help