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Sri Lankan Catholics demand clarity on bombing report Cardinal Ranjith and protesters call for the government to publish the report on the Easter attacks in full Trending St. Sebastian’s Church, which was damaged in the Easter 2019 bombings, celebrates its first feast after the attacks on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo: UCA News) Sri Lankan Catholics have demonstrated against the government-appointed cabinet panel studying the report compiled by the presidential commission probing the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Relatives of victims in Negombo held a protest on Feb. 20 against the new cabinet co...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic bishops said Monday that they...

Catholics light candles for Sri Lanka's Easter bombing victims Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says no force can silence him in his fight for the victory of truth Updated: January 25, 2021 10:53 AM GMT Trending The heavily damaged interior of St. Sebastian's Church after the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019. (Photo: Facebook) Renuka Malshi Nuwangi went to St. Sebastian's Church in Katuwapitiya with her family on Jan. 24 and lit candles and prayed for all those who died in the 2019 Easter attacks. That evening, she saw several mothers crying in the church. The feast of St. Sebastian was held on Jan. 20...

Cardinal joins battle to save Sri Lanka's diverse wetlands Development projects aided by corrupt officials threaten Muthurajawela marshland despite its protected status The Muthurajawela wetlands are home to 102 species of birds. (Photo: Facebook) Environmentalist Nuwan Saparamadhu has been advocating protection of the Muthurajawela wetlands, an area of natural beauty that supports Sri Lanka's fishing industry. Activists and villagers are trying to protect the wetlands from a multi-use development project planned in the area. Saparamadhu said the fishing industry is the main source of...

US charges three Sri Lankans over Easter attacks Trio charged with offenses including conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization Trending The heavily damaged interior of St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo after the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019. (Photo: Facebook) The United States has charged three Sri Lankans over the deaths of five Americans in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. The Justice Department announced that three Sri Lankan citizens have been charged with terrorism offenses including conspiring to provide material support to a desig...