Sri Lankan president lauds Church s contribution to education
Catholics have played a key role in educating youth through a network of schools since colonial times
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has expressed appreciation for the Catholic Church’s role in education in Sri Lanka.
He gave his tribute while praising the hard work and dedication of all those involved in the establishment and growth of Benedict XVI Catholic Institution of Higher Education (BCI) in Negombo. The service rendered by BCI is very much in keeping with the historical role played by the Catholic Church in educating the youth of this country through its island-wide network of schools since colonial times, said President Rajapaksa at the inauguration ceremony of registering the first batch of undergraduates on Jan. 15 in Negombo.