Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith holds talks with President

20 Aug, 2025

His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo and members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka (CBCSL) had a discussion with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The discussion took place at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

During the meeting, the Cardinal briefed the President on the matters discussed at the tri-annual meeting of the Catholic Bishops.

The Cardinal and Bishops also conveyed to the President, the views and proposals currently emerging within the Catholic Church.

The Archbishop of Colombo was accompanied by the members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka led by its President Bishop Harold Anthony Perera.

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