Cardinal Ranjith stated that “This is a beginning, and it is a very happy beginning, and we are very happy that the learned judges gave us such hope for a future for this country, which is a much-needed hope for the development of our nation.”
Sri Lankan Supreme Court has ruled that Former President and the police and intelligence chiefs have violated the fundamental rights of the victims by failing to act to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 despite receiving intelligence information.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith urged the Colombo Catholic community to embrace their brothers and sisters wholly to build the New Sri Lanka. “Even though it has been 75 years since Sri Lanka gained independence, today, we are slaves of the world,” according to Cardinal Ranjith.
The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka appeals for the intervention of the International Community as the nation defaults on debt for the first time in its history and the people call for political change.
At the special invitation of Pope Francis, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, and a group of 56 others, including the bishops of Sri Lanka, left for the Vatican, April 22.
"It is now becoming clear that some leaders wanted to use this Easter attack for political gain," said Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 14, 2022.
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church is opposing the government acquisition of a part of the Muthurajawela wetlands near Negombo saying it would affect the livelihood of local people and harm the environment.
Catholics in Sri Lanka have forgiven those behind the 2019 Easter bombing that killed at least 259, including 37 foreign nationals, and injured 500 others on April 19 last year.
