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Dissanayake's message to mark Milad-un-Nabi.
About 15,000 members of the community from India and other countries are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka for the event.
The whole country thrives in happiness – if its ruler is righteous, Disanayake said in his Vesak message
"We must be a church that builds bridges, dialogue," he said, before reciting a Hail Mary for world peace
Sri Lankan religious leaders from all major faiths have expressed strong opposition to promote LGBTQ
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However, the mosque did not remark on daily prayers.
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Prayer congregations are limited to just 100 people.
Absorbing and understanding the Dhamma will help Buddhists get through the current crisis, the premier said.
However, festival celebrations will be muted this year due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country
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Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church has called off its month-long protest campaign to demand justice for the victims of ...
Residents of the island of Iranativu off the Gulf of Mannar are protesting against the decision announced yesterday by t...
Muslims and even Christians wait with bated breath to see if Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit would result in...
Eleven leading Buddhist Monks have written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa asking him to take action regarding a stateme...
Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged to “push Sri Lanka to gazette” the step to end the forced cremati...
At a sermon at the Katuwapitiya church, scene of the most horrific attack on Easter Sunday, the head pf the Colombo chur...
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