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Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter bombings

the islamic state claimed responsibility on tuesday for the easter bombings in sri lanka that killed at least 321 people and left 500 injure...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

Cardinal criticises Sri Lanka government for failing to protect Christians

cardinal malcolm ranjith of colombo, sri lanka, has blamed the country's authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented e...
Michael Sainsbury

'Controlled explosion' near St Anthony's church as Sri Lanka remains on high alert

police in sri lanka have detonated a suspicious package near st. anthony’s church in colombo on easter monday. local media reported scenes o...
Catholic News Agency

Why did our secular elites refuse to call the Sri Lanka martyrs Christians?

many were surprised by the arm’s length way in which many politicians described catholic martyrs in the sri lanka bombings. yet as william c...
C C Pecknold

Sri Lanka Easter attacks draw international condemnation

religious and civil leaders have responded with condolences, prayer, and calls for justice after several explosions at churches and hotels i...
Catholic News Agency

Easter brings a 'new world,' Pope Francis says in Urbi et Orbi

christ’s resurrection ushers in a new world – one of peace, love, and fraternity, pope francis said on easter sunday, as he prayed for the m...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Sri Lanka Easter church and hotel bombings kill at least 100

at least 100 people were killed in explosions easter morning, detonated in churches and hotels across sri lanka. hundreds more are reportedl...
Catholic News Agency

Holy Week terrorism suspect arrested

authorities from spain and morocco have arrested a 23 year old man in rabat, morocco, who is suspected of planning an attack during holy wee...
Catholic News Agency

And all manner of thing shall be well

we are all, i suspect, familiar with the famous expression from julian of norwich, now an axiom in our language. “in the end all shall be we...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Kraków is a magical city - especially now the stag parties have gone elsewhere

by some sort of miracle kraków, which was poland’s capital city in the middle ages, is immaculately preserved. the nazis’ tanks and bombs ig...
Andrew M Brown