News Sri Lanka Religion: Sri Lanka to issue free visas for Chinese tourists from Aug. 1
... has approved a proposal from the Sri Lanka Tourism Ministry to include China in its free visa policy which will be launched from Aug. 1, Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Canonisation process of Fr Jacome on in Sri Lanka
which helped St Vaz to revive the Catholic religion in Sri Lanka, a few centuries ago. After the mass, parish priest Fr Jose Dias, who was the main concelebrant along with Fr Rebello, and three ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Sri Lankan Christians 'have no hate in their hearts,' Ministerial hears
Washington D.C., Jul 17, 2019 / 11:00 am (CNA).- Survivors of deadly Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have forgiven their perpetrators, but distrust between religious groups threatens a tenuous ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Religious freedom summit opens with stories of religious violence and resilience
A Christian woman from Sri Lanka hopes religious leaders will remain compassionate even in the wake of terrorist bombings that killed Christians attending Easter services in the spring. ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Sri Lanka- Government committed to promoting and upholding religious freedom
(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) The Government says it is committed to promoting and upholding religious freedom. Addressing the Plenary of the Second Ministerial for Advancing Religious Freedom hosted ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Trump’s religious freedom conference creates awkward alliance
While they support any effort aimed at ending the oppression of religious minorities, especially in the wake of attacks on synagogues, mosques and churches in the United States, New Zealand and Sri ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Brownback wants religious freedom summit to spark 'global grass-roots movement'
As he prepared for the State Department's second summit on global religious liberty, Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador on religious freedom, defended the event against criticism that the first summit didn't do much.
News Sri Lanka Religion: UN Rights Chief raises concerns on Sri Lanka as UNHRC meets
Bachelet also expressed her support to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka for its commendable and courageous role. "Attacks on religious minorities are attacks on all of us. One does not ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: The search for religious harmony in Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday attacks
The Easter Sunday terror attacks targeting Christian worshippers and tourists in Sri Lanka were a devastating escalation in religious tensions, but there's hope for harmony, RN journalist Muditha Dias says of her birthplace.
News Sri Lanka Religion: Fear in Sri Lanka as monk calls for stoning of Muslims
Muslims in Sri Lanka say they fear new attacks after a top Buddhist monk called for violence against members of the religious minority, claiming a Muslim doctor had sterilised thousands of Buddhist ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Sri Lankan Finance Minister takes on Buddhist monk’s racially charged comments
Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Wednesday slammed a Buddhist monk’s controversial comments targeting Muslims and urged “true Buddhists” to unite against the “Talibanisation” of the ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Saudi- KSA Gifts Sri Lanka 150 Tons of Dates
The gift was received by Secretary of Sri Lanka's Ministry of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Marina Mohammed, in the presence of representatives of King Salman Humanitarian ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Sri Lankan Government Establishes Council for Reconciliation Between Religions
Wickremesinghe recalled that, regardless of religious beliefs, everyone should have the right to freely practice their faith, even if the Constitution of Sri Lanka assigns a sort of “priority ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: As organised religion declines, this is why these women keep the faith
Within weeks, a radical Islamist terror group claimed the lives of some 250 people at hotels and Christian churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday ... seemed to reflect a recent Pew study that found ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Sri Lanka: Halt forced returns of Pakistani religious minorities
The Sri Lankan government must immediately halt plans to forcibly return asylum-seekers to their countries of origin in violation of international law, Amnesty International said today ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Halt forced returns of Pakistani religious minorities: Amnesty
Individuals from Pakistani religious minority groups, in particular Christians and Shi’as who sought sanctuary in Sri Lanka over recent years and were displaced by the Easter Sunday attacks, have been ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Thai Tourism chief to visit Sri Lanka
Thailand’s Tourism Chief, Yuthasak Supasorn and delegation will visit Sri Lanka on June 27-29 following an invitation extended by Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious ...
News Sri Lanka Religion: Sri Lanka marks Eid-al-Fitr amid religious tensions
Sri Lankan Muslims on Wednesday observed somewhat of a subdued Eid and most prayers were carried out under strict security measures following the resignation of Muslim leaders from the government. . Sri Lanka marks Eid-al-Fitr amid religious tensions | World | English edition | Agencia EFE
