Monday, February 16, 2009
Premier McGuinty has a special connection to Sri Lanka
The Ontario government is deeply concerned about the current conflict in Sri Lanka, said Premier Dalton McGuinty in a press release. He expressed a special emotional connection to the South Asian island which has been the scene of serious violence and hundreds of deaths including women and children as the armed conflict between government forces and Tamil rebels has escalated.
"My heart goes out to Ontarians who are worried about friends and family members in Sri Lanka during this difficult time. Thanks to my daughter's work as an aid worker, I know firsthand what it's like to wait for the news. We hope for a peaceful and quick resolution to the troubles in Sri Lanka," he said.
In 2006, Premier Dalton McGuinty's daughter Carleen, then 25, spent nearly a year as an aid worker in Sri Lanka. She volunteered through UNICEF and World University Services, Canada.
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"My heart goes out to Ontarians who are worried about friends and family members in Sri Lanka during this difficult time. Thanks to my daughter's work as an aid worker, I know firsthand what it's like to wait for the news. We hope for a peaceful and quick resolution to the troubles in Sri Lanka," he said.
In 2006, Premier Dalton McGuinty's daughter Carleen, then 25, spent nearly a year as an aid worker in Sri Lanka. She volunteered through UNICEF and World University Services, Canada.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: current conflict in Sri Lanka, emotional connection, Ontario government, peaceful and quick resolution, Premier Dalton McGuinty, South Asian island, Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels, UNICEF, violence
Friday, October 24, 2008
Catholics celebrate first woman saint, Sister Alphonsa
Pope Benedict created India's first woman saint on October 12 and appealed for an end to anti-Christian violence there that has claimed dozens of lives since August.
Church bells rang and firecrackers went off as India's faithful followed the Vatican ceremony on television from Kerala, where Sister Alphonsa had lived as a nun until her death more than six decades ago.
"As the Christian faithful of India give thanks to God for their first native daughter to be presented for public neration, I wish to assure them of my prayers during this difficult time," Pope Benedict said in Rome.
Alphonsa is credited with curing illness and disease after her death in 1946, with the Vatican approving the reported miracle cure of Genil Joseph, a congenitally deformed child, in 1999.
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Church bells rang and firecrackers went off as India's faithful followed the Vatican ceremony on television from Kerala, where Sister Alphonsa had lived as a nun until her death more than six decades ago.
"As the Christian faithful of India give thanks to God for their first native daughter to be presented for public neration, I wish to assure them of my prayers during this difficult time," Pope Benedict said in Rome.
Alphonsa is credited with curing illness and disease after her death in 1946, with the Vatican approving the reported miracle cure of Genil Joseph, a congenitally deformed child, in 1999.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: anti-Christian, Church bells, firecrackers, India's first woman saint, Kerala, nun, Pope Benedict, Rome, Sister Alphonsa, Vatican ceremony, violence
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