Pope Francis has highlighted the need for "justice, healing and unity" in Sri Lanka, where he arrived Tuesday for the start of a weeklong trip to Asia.
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![Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives to hold a mass at Colombo's seafront Galle Face Green for the canonization ceremony of Joseph Vaz, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b787172a-7d6a-441f-b861-5e14c654f8d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives to hold a mass at Colombo's seafront Galle Face Green for the canonization ceremony of Joseph Vaz, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.
![Pope Francis receives a piece of paper from a Catholic faithful as he arrives to lead mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4bbcb985-8290-4025-97a8-fe0003c39e53_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis receives a piece of paper from a Catholic faithful as he arrives to lead mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.
![Pope Francis blesses the altar during a mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/153a5236-6493-4093-ab4d-2e115a05d63c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis blesses the altar during a mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.
![Pope Francis offers a blessing during a mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7f07bcd9-bcfe-46d7-9e18-91ddedb2bec4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis offers a blessing during a mass in Colombo, Jan. 14, 2015.