Pope Begins Asia Tour

Pope Francis has begun a week-long trip to Asia, leaving Rome for Sri Lanka and the Philippines. The pope returns to Asia for the second time of his papacy, part of the Church's outreach to developing nations. Pope Francis arrives Tuesday in Sri Lanka where he brings a message of interfaith harmony to a country still recovering from civil war.  He will be greeted by Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena, who won a surprise election victory last week in part by...

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