US EditionVatican declares 167 victims of IS-inspired bombings in Sri Lanka witnesses of faith
- The Vatican has named 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as witnesses of faith, according to the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
- Hundreds attended a vigil at the church of St. Anthony, honoring the victims, including seven from other faiths, as stated by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith.
- Pope Francis created a Vatican commission to recognize those who died for their faith, indicating their importance alongside recognized martyrs.
- The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is demanding further investigation into the bombings, highlighting a claim about a meeting that may have influenced the 2019 Presidential election.
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Vatican honors 167 Catholics killed in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings
A woman pays tribute to victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks at a cemetery in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2022, marking three years since the tragic attacks. / Credit: Ruwan Walpola/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6... [...]
Catholic Church honors 167 martyrs killed in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
A woman pays tribute to victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks at a cemetery in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2022, marking three years since the tragic attacks. / Credit: Ruwan Walpola/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, announced this week that the 167 Catholics killed in the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 will be included on the list of “Witnesses o…
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Vatican declares 167 victims of IS-inspired bombings in Sri Lanka witnesses of faith
Sri Lanka’s Catholic church says the Vatican has named 167 of its faithful killed in Islamic State-inspired suicide bombings six years ago as witnesses of faith.
More than 100 Easter bombing victims in Sri Lanka named ‘witnesses of faith’ by Vatican
ADVERTISEMENT The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has said that the Vatican has recognised 167 of its members killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings as witnesses of faith, a designation given to individuals who die for their religious beliefs. The attack was carried out by suicide bombers influenced by the Islamic State. The announcement was made during a vigil at St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo, one of the sites attacked in the coordina…
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