VIDEO: President meets Pope....
October 4, 2014
Pope Francis on Friday (Oct. 3) met with the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also held talks with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. During their meeting, at the Holy See, the Pope and the President discussed the situation in Sri Lanka, with particular reference to recent social and economic progress. Rajapaksa, who is on a three-day tour of Italy and the Vatican, arrived in Rome on Thursday to officially extend an invitation to the Pope, who is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in January next year. (Pic by Sudath Silva)