Vatican City, 14 December 2015 (VIS) –
Today in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Francis
received in audience the president of Sri Lanka, Maithripala
Sirisena, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State
Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher,
secretary for Relations with States.
The cordial discussions, which began
with a recollection of the Holy Father’s visit to Sri Lanka last
January, focused on certain aspects of the country’s recent history
and the process of peace and reconciliation that is underway, with
the hope that it may contribute to promoting stable social harmony.
Furthermore, the contribution of the Catholic Church in various
sectors of society and the importance of interreligious dialogue were
shown to be important.
There was also an exchange of opinions
on the theme of the environment and an evaluation of the results of
the Conference on climate change, recently concluded in Paris.
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