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 smiles after getting a garland from a child as he arrives for an interfaith meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6af968c6-cd34-4469-8ee6-1de378ca9295_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis smiles after getting a garland from a child as he arrives for an interfaith meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.
![ہلری کلنٹن نائب صدارت کے لیے اپنے نامزد امیدوار ٹم کین کے ہمراہ۔](https://gdb.voanews.com/144f492a-35fa-40af-9fcb-6490b7fe1790_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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ہلری کلنٹن نائب صدارت کے لیے اپنے نامزد امیدوار ٹم کین کے ہمراہ۔
![Pope Francis shakes hands with Muslim Maulavi Ash-Sheikh M.F. M. Fazil (right) during the Interreligious Encounter in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a74ebc17-2bc7-4c70-a94d-ae9c82625579_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis shakes hands with Muslim Maulavi Ash-Sheikh M.F. M. Fazil (right) during the Interreligious Encounter in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.
![Pope Francis waves to people waiting to welcome him on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/345ac92b-a1bf-48dd-92ba-5560669f2228_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis waves to people waiting to welcome him on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13, 2015.