Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jul 24, 2013 / 15:01 pm
The marriage of Catholic Sri Lankan cricket star Angelo Mathew and national badminton player Heshani Silva caused joy among the country's Catholics and gave added prominence to the country's Catholic minority.
"We are proud of our Catholic sportsmen and their contribution to the nation," Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, Spokesperson and Episcopal Vicar for the Southern Region of the Archdiocese of Colombo, told CNA.
The wedding took place July 18 at St. Mary's Church in Bambalapitiya, a suburb of the capital Colombo.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, presided at the solemnization. He imparted blessings on the couple.