Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Sumith Dassanayake, presented credentials to Pope Leo XIV as Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to the Holy See.

During the ceremony at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV noted the importance of diplomacy, dialogue and multilateral cooperation.

Dassanayake also conveyed greetings from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and renewed the invitation for the Pope to visit Sri Lanka in 2027.