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Politicians urged to stop violence ahead of poll

March 16, 2010

COLOMBO(UCAN) -- The Sri Lankan Church is urging politicians to work toward eliminating violence as the nation prepares for a general election on April 8. “We Sri Lankans … boast of our cultural and...

Thousands in welcome for St Anthony relic

March 16, 2010

MANNAR, Sri Lanka (UCAN) -- Tens of thousands lined the roads of Mannar to catch a glimpse of a relic of Saint Anthony of Padua as it was transported to St. Sebastian Cathedral...

Sri Lankan pilgrims walk 100 km for peace

March 15, 2010

VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (UCAN) -- Thousands of people of various faiths walked 100 kilometers over a period of three days in northern Sri Lanka to pray for peace and freedom in the...

Jaffna farmers get a leg up from Caritas

March 12, 2010

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (UCAN) –- Hindus and Catholics in a northern village have received water pumps, agricultural tools and insecticide from Caritas to help them get back on their feet in the...

Mosquitoes add to Jaffna people's woes

March 11, 2010

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka(UCAN) -- Caritas is working hard to fight the dengue menace in Jaffna, the area hardest hit by a countrywide outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease. “The saying that misfortunes never come...