Pope begins Asian tour in Sri Lanka
- 9 years ago
Pope Francis arrived in Sri Lanka at the start of a weeklong Asian tour saying the island nation can't fully heal from a quarter-century of ethnic civil war without pursuing truth for the injustices committed. Francis was seeking to bring a message of reconciliation to Sri Lanka during the first trip by a pope to nation since the end the conflict in 2009. Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com/