Pope Francis attends during an audience with the Sri Lankan community in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 8, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday told Sri Lankans living in Italy that he hoped to take up an invitation to visit their country, where the wounds of civil war still needed to heal.
The Pope met a group of Sri Lankan pilgrims, led by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, who proffered the invitation.
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