Support the family pastoral in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankans are still striving to heal the wounds left in society after almost three decades of civil war. One of the missions of the Church is to promote the reconciliation between Tamil and Sinhalese. Since Christianity assembles peoples from all ethnic groups in the country, to provide the faithful with a deeper understanding of the Gospel and Christian values is a path towards forgiveness and reconciliation. Many families lost their breadwinners during the conflicts. On the one hand it shifted the structure of the families, and on the other, it created several people who depend on others to survive. For that reason, many dioceses have projects for families and young people. Catholics are a minority in the country, they account for approximately 7% of the population. After the terrorist attack, on Easter Sunday, that killed 259 people and left 500 wounded the other priority of the Church became to advocate for interreligious dialogue.