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Pope Francis makes unexpected visit to a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Thousands greet Pope Francis as he arrives in Sri Lanka for a two-day trip, the first papal visit to the country since its civil war ended in 2009. Yiming Woo reports.
Preperations are underway in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo ahead of the visit by Pope Francis. Julie Noce reports.
Pope Francis greets bishops and priests at the Cathedral of Saint Martin in Bratislava after making a statement, in his first foreign trip since an operation in July. Pope Francis met Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and is due to meet a number of political, religious and civil society leaders in the country during his visit. IMAGES
Colombo, Dec 24 (EFE/EPA).- The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, held Christmas Eve midnight Mass at the Church of Saint Sebastian.Christians make up seven percent of Sri Lanka's population of 21 million people.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: THE CHRISTMAS EVE MIDNIGHT MASS AT THE CHURCH OF SAN SEBASTIAN IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).