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Worshippers pray after viewing the body of Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Basilica April 4, 2005. The world mourned the late Pope John Paul II and thousands of grieving pilgrims converged on Rome to pay homage to the Pole who helped topple…

Several nuns pray near Pope John Paul II as he lies-in-state inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican City. An unceasing swell of humanity surged around the Vatican, desperate to pay tribute to the Pope.

Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died at 84. The Holy Father's final hours were marked by the uninterrupted prayer of all those who were…

Bathing in the shell of what is left of her home, R.H. Shashika, bravely carries on with her altered life despite the loss and suffering her family has endured.

Her mother missing since the tsunami ravaged her home, R.H. Dilki, a Buddhist, prayers for her return. The family learned of a woman matching her Mother’s description who was staying at a shelter in a near by town. The family rushed to the…

Needing shelter and pleading her case for tents for her family, V.D. Kumari tries to navigate though the nightmare of aid bureaucracy. Aid was slow coming to this part of Sri Lanka.

R.H. Isuru wears a pair of his uncle’s shoes to protect his feet, possessions and clothing were washed out to sea when the tsunami struck.

H.K. Pushpa lost her home and her husband, now she is left to care for her son in the rubble of aftermath. Pushpa’s husband, a fisherman, died in the Tsunami. The Tsunami hit the Galle area of Sri Lanka devasting the eight families that lived…

His hand injured so severely doctors had to amputate, leaving A.P. Prasana a fulltime fisherman unable to do the job he’s done since as small boy. He doesn’t know how he will be able to support his family now since the primary…

Summary, The tsunami destroyed countless lives, left even more homeless. Galle a small fishing village in Southern Sri Lanka is no exception. 14 people from a single extended family were killed; children lost their limbs, mothers and homes. Yet they…