{
  "id": 522555,
  "title": "Cardinal explains position of Catholic Church on death penalty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/cardinal-explains-position-of-catholic-church-on-death-penalty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T00:05:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/cardinal-explains-position-of-catholic-church-on-death-penalty/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has said the Catholic Church does not endorse the death penalty.The text of the statement issued by the Cardinal: “In the context of some discussions taking place lately on the Easter Sunday 2019 bombings, the Archdiocese of Colombo wishes to affirm that it is in total solidarity with the […]",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}