The statue–a 2-ft. (61 cm) icon of the mother of Jesus, believed to be of Indian origin and brought to Sri Lanka in 1500–is renowned for its protective powers.

Although Sri Lanka is a mostly Buddhist country — with Christians accounting for just 8% percent of its 20.4 ... Ever since Calvary, Mary has been our Mother. The Last Judgment is the time to ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – A special initiative marked Lent this year at the Daham Sevana Propaedeutic Seminary, Sri Lanka, namely a catechetical exhibition titled the “Asian Face of Mary".

"We all expressed our gratitude during our prayers when Mother Mary came to my house,” she said. Fernando said some of her neighbors who follow the Evangelical Church ridicule them for seeking the ...

SRI LANKA. Send to a friend. Tewatte: celebrating the Nativity of Mary, "our guide in sufferings" by Melani Manel Perera. The faithful filled the shrine from the early hours of the morning.

“As we celebrate the 135 years of our mission Sri Lanka let us reflect on and see the services we have rendered to our country in different ways in the past. On May 21 we celebrated with joy the 182nd ...

A nun in Sri Lanka is to appear in court in connection with the failure to disclose an underage pregnancy at a mother and baby shelter. Sister Mary Eliza, superior nun at a Missionaries of Charity ...

With a humble but history-changing birth 2,015 years ago being celebrated in thousands of churches across Sri Lanka as well as the world this Christmas too, there is a special poignancy at Eldeniya.

But that’s exactly what churchgoers in Sri Lanka saw in booklets at a carol service on December 11. What they expected was the words to the Hail Mary, a common Christian prayer.