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23 Oct 2008

Sri Lankan churches tread tough road to peace and reconciliation

Trauma and bitterness are among the challenges Sri Lankan churches must face in promoting peace and reconciliation as the island nation is in the middle of an intense war, a World Council of Churches delegation has learnt.
23 Apr 2007

WCC seeks return to politics not killing in Sri Lanka

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Dr Sam Kobia has issued a passionate appeal to both sides in the Sri Lanka conflict to end their violence and seek a viable political way forward.
12 Apr 2007

Cricket held up as alternative to sectarianism in Sri Lanka

The ethnic and religious diversity of Sri Lanka's world cup cricket team is a helpful contrast to the violent sectarianism that has blighted its politics, says the Bishop of Colombo