Anglican Bishop Duleep de Chickera of Colombo, Sri Lanka, says he will not visit Britain unless it lifts the mandatory fingerprinting of visa applicants from his nation, or applies it to citizens of all countries.
26 July 2006
The deliberate and brutal attack on innocent civilians at Kebittigollawa that has killed more than sixty persons and injured many others needs to be vehemently and outrightly condemned.
16 June 2006
Dear Friends, It has been one year since that tragic day last December when each and every Sri Lankan lost a piece of our heart.
05 January 2006
Immediately following the tsunami, our clergy and congregations of the Diocese of Colombo (DOC) provided relief and care to people throughout the country and amongst all communities.
30 September 2005
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is providing access to counseling services for Sri Lankans recovering after the tsunami. Many survivors lost family members and remain traumatized by the disaster.
14 February 2005
The Mission to Seafarers plans to restart a full-time ministry in the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka.The move follows the decision last month by the Mission's trustees to set aside ?500,000 for the relief of seafarers and their families affected by the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean region.
14 February 2005
A disaster of unprecedented proportion hit Sri Lanka on the morning of Sunday 26 December. The tidal wave Tsunami left a trail of destruction in many countries of South Asia but Sri Lanka appears to have been the worst affected. As I write this, nearly 22,000 persons have been confirmed dead. Several more are still reported missing and the numbers of dead keep rising each new day
31 December 2004
The Rt Revd Duleep de Chickera, the Bishop of Colombo, has attacked proposed legislation before the Sri Lankan national parliament that will make "forcible conversions" illegal. Bishop de Chickera stated that the Bill - proposed by a party of Buddhist monks - would add to religious unrest.
08 September 2004
The birth of Jesus occurred at a time of great political uncertainty and religious intrigue. Palestine had been colonised by the Romans and the Jews were once again a captive people.
19 December 2003
The news that there is every possibility of a settlement of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is heartening indeed. The cease-fire between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan army has been in force for a few months now and life in the region shows signs of returning to normal.
15 May 2002