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Posts tagged as “Archbishop”

Catholic Church queries Prez’s silence over Alles’ claims

by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, Dec 29, 2023The Catholic Church claimed that it is in doubt as to whether President Ranil Wickremesinghe is allowing Public Security Minister Tiran Alles to continue making baseless accusations against Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and the Catholic Church with the aim of undermining their (the Church’s) programme to demand justice for the Easter Sunday terror attacks of 2019. In the recent past, Alles was seen criticising Cardinal…

Bishop of Kurunegala accuses “powerful hands” of attempts to slander Cardinal

by Norman Palihawadane in The Island, July 30, 2023President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Sri Lanka and Bishop of Kurunegala Rt Rev Dr Harold Anthony Perera says that the powerful hands that had carried out the Easter Sunday terror attacks are behind a new campaign against Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith. Delivering his sermon presiding as the Chief Celebrant of the 117th year Concelebrated High Mass offered at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church…