The newly-elected President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will welcome Pope Francis when he arrives at Colombo international airport on Tuesday morning January 13 His predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa who had been in power for ten years and had hoped for a third term in office invited Francis
As Pope Francis prepared to journey to the Philippines Jan 15-19 the third most populous Catholic country in the world after Brazil and Mexico I interviewed a well-known Filipino peace advocate Ed Garcia about the significance of the papal visit and the situation in the country today at both