a spokesman for the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka said there is no such thing called contenders for the papacy. “There is no such thing called contenders for the papacy. Anyone out of the 252 in ...

With no official campaign nor list of candidates and an election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

The next pontiff could come from Africa, Italy, or Sri Lanka — possibly ... of the traditional Latin Mass were among moves that rankled conservatives in the church. Pope Francis appears on ...

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard launched an operation to clear ... Foreign News1 day ago Pope Leo XIV calls Church ‘a beacon to illuminate dark nights’ in first Mass The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called in his ...

Vatican declares victims of 2019 Sri Lankan Easter bombings as ‘witnesses of faith’ - The Vatican said victims were named witnesses of faith due to their heroism ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, will represent Sri Lanka at the funeral of Pope Francis in the ... “Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 10:00 AM in St.

Sri Lankan archbishop announces that 167 Catholics killed in the Easter bombings of 2019 will be included on list of ...

A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka, police said Saturday (April 19, 2025), with the country on high alert six years since Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds. The gunman opened fire Friday ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's Catholic church says the Vatican has named 167 of its faithful killed in Islamic State-inspired suicide bombings six years ago as witnesses of faith. Hundreds, ...

A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka, police said today, with the country on high alert six years since Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds. The gunman opened fire yesterday at a church in ...