Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has formally invited His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to pay an official visit to Sri Lanka.
The President’s Media Division said the letter conveying the invitation was handed over at the Vatican on 2 March by Minister Bimal Rathnayake, who is on an official visit to Italy.
The letter was presented during discussions with Monsignor Mihaita Blaj, Under-Secretary for Relations with States.