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The Buddhist Vesak festival celebrations in Sri Lanka have evolved into an interreligious affair, with more Hindus and Christians participating in the festivities, observers say. Christians and Hindus ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Religion: Sunday Mass canceled across Sri Lanka a week after bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses indefinitely across Sri Lanka and officials urged Muslims to stay home for Friday prayers in an extraordinary call by the clergy to ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Religion: Why religion should remain separate from state power in Sri Lanka: Lessons from political history
Religion has been an essential part of Sri Lankan society for more than two millennia, shaping culture, moral values, and social traditions. Buddhism in particular has played a foundational role in ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Religion: Redefining identities: Land encroachment in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province
This post by Pranith WiraSinha originally appeared in Groundviews, an award-winning citizen media website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published here as part of a content-sharing agreement with ...