Each day between now and the May 7 conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, John Allen is offering a profile of a different papabile, the Italian term for a man who could be pope. There’s no ...

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Sri Lanka has condemned a federal minister’s remark about a Buddhist monk and an alleged police assault on a Catholic priest, terming them as actions that disrespect ...

Ranjith obtained a bachelor’sdegree in theology from the Pontifical Urban Universityin Rome. He was ordained a priest in 1975. He then earned a licentiate degree in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical ...

The next pontiff could come from Africa, Italy, or Sri Lanka — possibly even America — but it’s likely that whoever is elected to follow Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, will nudge the ...

Rights groups have criticized Cardinal Malcom Ranjith of Sri Lanka for what they called "hate speech" after he emphasized family values and opposed decriminalizing homosexuality as part of efforts to ...

The head of Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church Sunday called for the government to resign over its alleged failure to investigate an "international conspiracy" behind the deadly Easter bombings.

The Sri Lankan government has unveiled a postal stamp honoring Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith for his contributions to the state and society on the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination. Sri Lankan ...

Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has warned that a plan to introduce age-appropriate sex education in schools from 2026 risks eroding the country’s cultural and religious foundations and ...

Catholic and Buddhist leaders have strongly criticized Sri Lankan authorities for approving a project seeking to promote and develop tourism focusing on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer ...