Catholicism

Reading Time: 13 minutes Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka or Tewatta Church (Sinhala: ලංකා අප ස්වාමිදුවගේ බැසිලිකාව – තේවත්ත; Tamil: லங்கா மாதா பேராலயம்) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Tewatte, Ragama, Sri Lanka. It comes under the purview of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo and is a site of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Catholics. This sacred church is home to the venerated statue of Our Lady of Lanka. […]

Reading Time: 11 minutes Holy Cross National Shrine, Marawila (ශ්‍රී කුරුස ජාතික සිද්ධස්ථානය – මාරවිල) where Christian and non-Christian devotees gather daily from every part of the country to seek blessings from Jesus who looks down on them from the cross even in agony, reminding us of the great sacrifice made to redeem the world of its sin. Marawila

Reading Time: 15 minutes St. Anne’s National Shrine, Thalawila (Sinhala: සා. ආනා ජාතික සිද්ධස්ථානය – තලවිල; Tamil: புனித அன்னம்மாள் தேசிய யாத்திரை ஸ்தலம் – தலவில்ல) is a Roman Catholic shrine situated in Kalpitiya, western region of Puttalam District. It is considered one of the oldest and most visited Christian shrines in Sri Lanka. The church is dedicated to St. Anne, the grandmother

Reading Time: 9 minutes The Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu (Sinhala: මඩු දේවස්ථානය; Tamil: மடு மரியாள் ஆலயம்) is a Roman Catholic shrine situated in Maradamadu, Mannar District, and is considered the holiest Catholic shrine in Sri Lanka. The renowned Madu Church has been a place of adoration for people of all faiths and walks of life in Sri Lanka, possessing

Reading Time: 12 minutes St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade, Colombo (Sinhala: කොච්චිකඩේ ශාන්ත අන්තෝනි සිද්ධස්ථානය, Tamil: புனித அந்தோனியார் திருத்தலம்) is a sacred Roman Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Located in a bustling area of Colombo, Kochchikade, this miraculous shrine dates back to the 18th century and is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of sailors, fishermen,