For 17 years, Vijitha and her husband, who survived the civil war, have tried unsuccessfully to have a child. Then, as has happened in other difficult moments of her life, she prayed to Mother Mary an ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 14, 2015 / 03:33 am. At a Marian shine during his three-day trip to Sri Lanka, Pope Francis touched on the country's brutal decades-long civil war and pointed to the Mother ...

The Feast of Our Lady of Matara is celebrated from September 9 to 11, to mark the birth of Mother Mary, our Heavenly Mother. Large crowds are expected to attend this year’s Feast.

The Franciscan Missionary of Mary this year marks their 135 anniversary of services in Sri Lanka. To mark the occasion, Sister Ranjani Gurusinghe of the St. Joseph’s Convent, Piliyandala issued the ...

I prayed for Mother Mary's intercession to attend the feast next year," said Fernando, who comes from Dalupotha. The shrine, 220 kilometers north of capital Colombo, was damaged by shelling during Sri ...

The Blessed Mother has a pivotal role in the Catholic Church. As such, there are many titles by which to call Our Lady. While I love them all, I am drawn, in particular, to three: Spouse of the ...

Devotion to Mary was always a central element of St. Teresa’s faith, as demonstrated by her choice to found her congregation on this date. The order founded by St. Teresa of Calcutta was ...

About 200,000 Tamil and Sinhalese Catholics attended the annual blessing of the sick at the National Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka at Tewatta in Colombo Archdiocese on Aug. 28. Mary Elisabeth, 49, a ...

With the establishment of Convent of Our Lady of Victories, the people were elated to witness their hopes becoming a reality. Mother Mary of St. Philip was appointed as the first principal of the ...