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Pope to Sri Lankan pilgrims: May Mary lead you to peace. "Our Lady is always close to us, she looks upon each one of us with maternal love and accompanies us always on our journey." Those were the …More
Pope to Sri Lankan pilgrims: May Mary lead you to peace.

"Our Lady is always close to us, she looks upon each one of us with maternal love and accompanies us always on our journey." Those were the words of the Pope to Sri Lankan pilgrims, accompanied by their bishops, who had come to honour Our Lady at the end of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the consecration of the Church of Sri Lanka to Mary. Many tears have been shed in recent years, on account of the internal conflict which caused so many victims and so much damage. To cooperate and overcome the wounds of the past, the Pope said, is the only path that can give us hope for the future, for development, and for peace. "For this reason," he said, "I assure you that you have a particular place in ...