Catholic bishops in Asia express concern over targeting of Muslims in Sri Lanka in wake of Easter Sunday attacks
Catholic bishops in Asia have expressed concern over reports Muslims have been targeted in Sri Lanka in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks. Agenzia Fides reports that Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Bishop of Yangon in Myanmar and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, said the church was “seriously concerned about news of […]
Churches in Sri Lankan capital cancel Sunday mass due to threat
Colombo, Sir LankaReuters Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches have cancelled Sunday mass in the capital Colombo for a second straight week, citing foreign intelligence warnings of threats to worshippers in the wake of the deadly Easter bombings on churches and hotels. Sri Lankan security forces have said they were maintaining a high level of alert as […]
Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as Archbishop slams poor church security
Updated 10:15pmColombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s suicide bombings are planning attacks and could be dressed in uniform, as the Archbishop of Colombo complained about insufficient security around churches. The militants were targeting five locations for attacks on Sunday just passed or on Monday, security sources […]
THIS LIFE: TAKE UP YOUR CROSS
In an article first published on ASSIST News Service, US columnist CAROL ROUND, in light of Easter’s recent passing, looks at what it means to take up our cross…
More detentions as death toll in Sri Lanka attacks rises to 359
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lankan police said on Wednesday they had detained 18 more people for questioning over the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, claimed by the Islamic State group, as the death toll climbed again to 359. The extremist Islamic State group made its claim after Sri Lankan officials said the suicide […]
Sri Lanka imposes emergency, says international network involved in attacks
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, which killed 290 people and wounded nearly 500. The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate suspects without […]
Sri Lanka lifts curfew after bomb attacks kill 290, wound 500
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Authorities lifted a curfew in Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. There was still no claim of responsibility for the attacks on two churches and four hotels in […]
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Pope Francis calls for peace in Easter Sunday address
Pope Francis has used his annual Easter Sunday address to call for peace around the world, noting that the hope Christians find in Christ’s resurrection “does not disappoint”. In his annual Urbi et Orbi (To the City and the World) address, the Pope, speaking from a balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square in Rome where thousands […]