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In a land area of 1,950 square kilometres, the diocese of Quilon comprises major part of the civil district of Kollam, the taluk of Karthikappally and portions of Mavelikkara and Chengannur. A small portion of Pathanamthitta district (Parumala) also falls within the diocese of...
In a land area of 3,631.9 square kilometers, the diocesan territory includes three district such as Colombo, Kalutara and Gampaha. Colombo is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.The name Colombo is derived from Sinhala name Kola-amba-thota which means "harbour with leafy mango trees." The...

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Sri Lanka’s St. Anthony cathedral promotes religious harmony, cultural diversity

Sri Lanka’s St. Anthony cathedral promotes religious harmony, cultural diversity

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St. Gonsalo Garcia: First Indian missionary martyred in Japan

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St. Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay martyr and patron of catechists

Calungsod and his companion Father Vitores baptized infants, children and adults, defying the risk of persecution and murder

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St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino layman who became a martyr in Japan

Despite being an ordinary layman, Ruiz remained defiant while facing torture by the Japanese and died a brave martyr

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Safety concerns keep Burkina Faso Catholics away from Sunday Mass
Safety concerns keep Burkina Faso Catholics away from Sunday Mass

The latest attack by insurgents on a Catholic church in the northeastern part of the country left at least 15 people dead

Pope calls for release of religious brothers in Haiti
Pope calls for release of religious brothers in Haiti

The two members of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart are still being held hostage by armed gangs

Nobel winner urges world to turn the screw on Iran
Nobel winner urges world to turn the screw on Iran

Message from Narges Mohammadi, detained in Tehran's Evin prison, was read out by NGO Together Against the Death Penalty

Battle rages at Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital
Battle rages at Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital

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S Korean missionary’s son to make UN plea for father’s release
S Korean missionary’s son to make UN plea for father’s release

65-year-old Choe Chun-gil has been held in North Korea on trumped-up spying charges since 2014

Japan’s foreign trainee program success lies in the details
Japan’s foreign trainee program success lies in the details

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Handala, the Palestinian Child who said Enough to the Horror of War

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Death of Pakistani Christian sanitary workers deplored
Death of Pakistani Christian sanitary workers deplored

Many sanitary workers die, many become disabled due to accidents caused by lack of safety gear, says rights group

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