Cardinal Ranjith alleges the prime minister will attempt to mislead the pope over the Easter attacks probe UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: September 09, 2021 07:17 AM GMT An outspoken Sri Lankan cardinal has criticized the prime minister and foreign affairs minister for their visit to the Vatican and their attempt to meet with Pope… Read More
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Church urges justice for Sri Lankan rights activist
Catholic has been questioned by the CID for five days over his statement on the 2019 Easter terror attacks UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: August 30, 2021 10:21 AM GMT Church officials have urged the Sri Lankan government to give justice to a Catholic social activist who has been questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department… Read More
Sri Lankan religious leaders decry police statement
Police officers claim they have been unjustly victimized by Easter attack commission UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: August 27, 2021 04:18 AM GMT Interfaith leaders in Sri Lanka have condemned a statement by senior police officers named by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday attack that investigations and legal work connected to the… Read More
Catholics in Sri Lanka hold protests over gov’t failure to solve 2019 bombings
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo has been urging the government to name those behind the bombings LiCAS.news August 23, 2021 Catholics in Sri Lanka wore black and hoisted black flags on Saturday, August 21, to show their indignation over the government’s failure to solve the 2019 Easter Sunday attack on churches. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of… Read More
Sri Lankan churches mark ‘Silent Black Protest Day’
Black flags are hoisted nationwide to protest government’s inability to find masterminds behind 2019 Easter attack Quintus Colombage, Colombo Published: August 23, 2021 04:22 AM GMT Catholic churches across Sri Lanka hoisted black flags to mark “Silent Black Protest Day” to protest the government’s inability to find the masterminds behind the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist… Read More
Sri Lankan govt urged to give visas to fleeing Afghans
National Peace Council calls on the country to be part of the international effort to provide refuge UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: August 19, 2021 07:27 AM GMT The Taliban patrol Herat on Aug. 18 as the Islamist extremists retake control of Afghanistan after 20 years. (Photo: AFP) Rights groups have urged the Sri Lankan… Read More
Church seeks end to child labor in Sri Lanka
The bishop of Kandy calls for a speedy investigation into the suspicious death of a minor girl UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: August 06, 2021 08:29 AM GMT The Catholic Church has urged the Sri Lankan government to expedite investigations into the suspicious death of a minor girl and to ensure reforms to end child… Read More
Sri Lankan bishop attacks coal power plant
Bishop Mendis says toxic gas emitted from the plant is causing serious health problems for residents UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: August 02, 2021 08:18 AM GMT A Catholic bishop has criticized the largest power station in Sri Lanka for emitting carbon and causing environmental damage. Bishop Valence Mendis of Chilaw said Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant in Norochcholai is causing… Read More
Sri Lankan bishops urge government to reopen schools
Prelates say a strike by teachers’ unions is affecting the education of thousands of children UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: July 30, 2021 07:35 AM GMT Catholic bishops have urged the Sri Lankan government to reopen schools and take drastic measures to stop the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the poor. “The children… Read More
Priests, nuns oppose environmental destruction in Sri Lanka
The government is urged to halt a power plant project on the Muthurajawela wetlands UCA News reporter, Colombo Published: July 12, 2021 09:07 AM GMT Sri Lankan Catholics have held a protest against the construction of a power plant in an area of outstanding natural beauty. They urged the Sri Lankan government to halt a… Read More