In this Wednesday, January 7, 2015 photo, a Sri Lankan Catholic devotee Rita Anthony kisses her rosary as she prays inside her house in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Vatican has said that it hopes that Sri Lanka's Christians can play a role in helping heal the wounds of the island nation's bloody 25-year civil war, when the Tamil Tiger rebels fought to create a separate homeland in the north for the minority Tamils, who are mostly Hindu. The war came to a bloody end in 2009, but many Tamils say they feel forgotten by the central government, which is dominated by the country's ethnic Sinhala majority, which is overwhelmingly Buddhist. Sri Lanka's Christians come from both the Tamil and the Sinhala communities, making them a natural bridge between the two sides. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, January 7, 2015 photo, a Sri Lankan Catholic devotee prays at a church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Tuesday, January 6, 2015 photo, Sri Lankans walk past a poster to welcome Pope Francis outside a church in Moratuwa, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Tuesday, January 6, 2015 photo, Sri Lankan Catholic devotee Philimina Wickremasinghe, 73, poses for a photograph outside a church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Wickremasinghe said that she was happy to be a Catholic and that the approval of canonization of Joseph Vas was a blessing. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, January 7, 2015 photo, Sri Lankan Catholic reverend Fr. Heshan Fernando poses for a photograph at a church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fernando said the Catholics in Sri Lanka are a people who have been taught to be happy in serving the lord and that there is joy in their lives. He added that Catholics are attached to their church and contribute to the society according to the teachings of the lord. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, January 7, 2015 photo, a Sri Lankan Catholic devotee Antony Fernando poses for a photograph at a church in Wattala, in the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fernando believes he was born to be a member of a minority religious group as per God's will and that it is special gift. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, January 7, 2015 photo, Sri Lankan Catholic women pray at a church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, January 7, 2015 photo, a Sri Lankan Catholic devotee prays at a church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, January 7, 2015 photo, a Sri Lankan Catholic devotee Maxwell Silva, 70, poses for a photograph at a church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Silva said the Pope's visit is a special occasion. He said Joseph Vaz after beatification had given them miracles and was qualified to be saint and that It was a privilege to be able to witness this. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)