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COLOMBO (UCAN) -- Thousands of Catholics and people of other faiths have venerated a relic of Saint Anthony of Padua days after it was flown into Colombo and placed in a shrine...

COLOMBO (UCAN) -- Catholics lit candles and held a Mass recently to express solidarity with the physically and mentally battered Haitians in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the country...

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (UCAN) -- Six Catholic bishops have met resettled Tamil war refugees in Jaffna diocese in northern Sri Lanka, listened to their grievances and given them relief aid. The delegation...

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (UCAN) -- Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen have celebrated together at a shrine for the first time in many years of war. Sri Lankan authorities had previously banned Indians from...

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (UCAN) -- Catholic fishermen have used their own money and labor to rebuild a church damaged by the elements, amid the backdrop of Sri Lanka’s long-running civil war. The new...

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