Sri Lanka rebuilds Fides Friday, May 24, 2019 On Wednesday, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, presided over the laying of the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the St. Antony sanctuary, devastated by a terrorist bomb on Easter Sunday. The cardinal spoke with people involved in the reconstruction and also conveyed greetings from Pope Francis. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.