Pope Francis has highlighted the need for "justice, healing and unity" in Sri Lanka, where he arrived Tuesday for the start of a weeklong trip to Asia.
Pope Urges Justice, Unity in Sri Lanka
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Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives to hold a mass at Colombo's seafront Galle Face Green for the canonization ceremony of Joseph Vaz, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.
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Pope Francis receives a piece of paper from a Catholic faithful as he arrives to lead mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.
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Pope Francis blesses the altar during a mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.
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Pope Francis offers a blessing during a mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.
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Pope Francis smiles after getting a garland from a child as he arrives for an interfaith meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.
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Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka for the first leg of a weeklong trip to Asia, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.
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Pope Francis shakes hands with Muslim Maulavi Ash-Sheikh M.F. M. Fazil (right) during the Interreligious Encounter in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.
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Pope Francis waves to people waiting to welcome him on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.
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A.G. Praxida (center left) and Mary Josephine Warnakulasuriya pray with others as they wait to attend a mass by Pope Francis, at the Galle Face in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.
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Karla Ortiz, 11, of Las Vegas, dives into balloons on the floor after the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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Pope Francis is greeted as he arrives at the Colombo Airport, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.