Cardinal calls for Christmas sharing in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has urged Christians to share a meal with the hungry poor this Christmas as millions in this crisis-hit nation island nation struggle to put food on the table.

The situation in the island nation is “precarious,” Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, said while addressing media people on Dec. 19 at the Archbishop’s House in the capital Colombo.

He said a large number of families do not have proper sustenance, pointing to a recent study that a family of four requires 120,000 Sri Lankan rupees (US$371) to cover monthly expenses, but the average monthly income of a family is only US$241.

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Cardinal calls for Christmas sharing in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

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