Sri Lanka: More Than 50,000 Sign Petition To Recognize 171 Killed In Attack As Martyrs

Sri Lanka: More Than 50,000 Sign Petition To Recognize 171 Killed In Attack As Martyrs

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By Walter Sánchez Silva

More than 50,000 Catholics have asked the Church in Sri Lanka to recognize as martyrs the 171 victims of the 2019 Easter massacre in the island nation.

On April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday, eight suicide bombers attacked two Catholic churches, a Protestant church, and three luxury hotels, killing 269...

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