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More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs
On April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday, eight suicide bombers attacked two Catholic churches, a Protestant church, and three luxury hotels,... Read more
Pope Francis asks authorities to shed light on Sri Lanka Easter bombings
‘This will bring peace to your conscience and to the nation,’ the pope said. Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal laments slow pace, possible corruption in Easter attacks investigation
The Archbishop of Colombo highlighted the frustrations of his people over the perceived lack of investigation and prosecutions related to... Read more
Sri Lankan court acquits security officials over Easter attacks
A court in Sri Lanka on Friday acquitted two former security officials who charged with negligence relating to the 2019... Read more
Colombo cardinal says Sri Lankan officials out to mislead pope over probe into 2019 attacks
The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, warned that Sri Lanka’s top government officials are out to mislead Pope Francis... Read more
Catholics in Sri Lanka fly black flags to protest perceived government failure to prosecute over Easter attack
Catholics in Sri Lanka wore black and hoisted black flags on Saturday to show their indignation over the government’s failure... Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal calls for protests over government's Easter attack inquiry
Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo has called on the people to demonstrate Aug. 21 to protest what he described as... Read more
Sri Lankan bishops demand answers from president, two years after Easter bombing
In a July 12 letter addressed to the president of Sri Lanka, Catholic leaders criticized the “lethargic pace” of a... Read more
Sri Lanka's government proposes burqa ban
Despite concerns from religious rights groups, the Sri Lanka government is planning to introduced a ban on the wearing in... Read more
Former Sri Lankan cabinet minister arrested for alleged links to Easter 2019 anti-Christian terror
Two years after bombings in Sri Lanka killed hundreds at several churches and hotels on Easter, police on Saturday arrested... Read more
Sri Lankan religious leaders condemn extremism two years after Easter bombing
Numerous religious leaders gathered in Sri Lanka to mark the second anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings and... Read more
Cardinal Ranjith leads Sri Lankan Catholics in prayer for justice two years after Easter bombing
More than 260 people died and over 500 were injured in suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019. Read more
Two years after Easter attacks, Sri Lankan Catholics still calling for answers
Catholic leaders in Sri Lanka are urging the government to step up its efforts to investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday... Read more
Catholic bishops urge Sri Lankan government to release report on 2019 Easter bombings
The Sri Lankan government must release its report on the Easter 2019 terrorist attack on Christian churches and hotels, say... Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal: It is 'sad and unfortunate' that Easter bombing suspects are released
A year and a half after church and hotel bombings killed 259 people and injured another 500 in Sri Lanka,... Read more
Catholics have forgiven Easter church bombers, says cardinal
Sri Lanka’s Catholics have forgiven the bombers who struck their churches last Easter, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has said. Read more
‘Our faith is stronger than their bombs’: A Sri Lankan priest in Rome
As the pastor of a parish in which many families lost a mother, father, or child in a bombing on... Read more
Sri Lanka holds first public Masses since Easter attacks
The Sri Lankan Catholic Church on May 12 held its first public Sunday Masses since suicide bombers claimed more than... Read more
‘Bodies were everywhere’: Sri Lanka priests recount the horror of Easter attacks
As Fr. Eranga De-Silva finished celebrating Easter Sunday Mass at his parish in Sri Lanka, he noticed policemen guarding the... Read more
Despite ongoing threats, ordination Mass takes place in Sri Lanka
As most Catholic churches remain closed across Sri Lanka, following the Easter bombings that claimed more than 250 lives, one... Read more
