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Donation for disaster relief from St. Joseph's
Sunday Island
|December 21, 2025
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10, has donated Rs. 1 million to the Disaster Relief Fund of Colombo Archdiocese to support Sri Lankans affected by recent natural disaster.
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Rev. Fr. Ranjith Andradi, Rector of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10 accompanied by the St. Cecilia’s Choir, presented the donation to His Eminence Rt. Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colo
This story is from the December 21, 2025 edition of Sunday Island.
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