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SRI LANKA Bishop Joins Hunger Strikers After Appeals To President, Rebels

By pearlaction | January 30, 2009 |

[UCAN] The Catholic bishop of war-torn Jaffna diocese on the northern tip of Sri Lanka has joined 300 Christian and Hindu hunger strikers urging action to protect civilians caught in the ethnic conflict. Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam also appealed separately to the country’s president and to Tamil rebels for the safety of people trapped in the…

Pope To Sri Lankan President: Dialogue Only Solution

By pearlaction | December 2, 2008 |

[ UCAN ] The only way to bring a “just and lasting political solution” to Sri Lanka’s 25-year conflict is through dialogue and negotiation, Pope Benedict XVI told visiting President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Dec. 1. The pope also emphasized the need to provide food and other basic needs to the population trapped by the war…