COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Crux, 14/01/2015) — On Wednesday evening in Sri Lanka Pope Francis made an impromptu visit to a Buddhist temple in the country’s capital city. Francis was shown a room with a statue of the Buddha and two other holy figures in Buddhist tradition. His hosts also showed him a jar containing relics that are only opened occasionally, but which they opened for him. There was also singing, during which the spokesman said the pope “listened respectfully.” The unscheduled stop lasted roughly 20 minutes.