August 21, Colombo (LNW): A significant meeting took place on Wednesday (20), at the Presidential Secretariat, where President Anura Kumara Dissanayake engaged in discussions with His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, and members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka (CBCSL).
The discussions, held in a cordial atmosphere, provided a platform for the Church’s leadership to share key insights and concerns arising from the recent tri-annual gathering of the Catholic Bishops.
According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), Cardinal Ranjith briefed the Head of State on a range of topics deliberated during the bishops’ conference, including matters of social, ethical, and national significance.
The delegation, led by Bishop Harold Anthony Perera, President of the CBCSL, also presented the President with a set of views and proposals currently under consideration within the Catholic Church.
President Dissanayake, in turn, welcomed the dialogue and affirmed his commitment to maintaining open lines of communication with religious leaders.
