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 ...

(AP) In one of his first appointments as pope, Benedict XVI picked a Sri Lankan archbishop to return to the Vatican for a top post overseeing the church’s liturgy and rites. The choice of Malcolm ...