Articles tagged with “witnessesoffaith”

The Vatican has recognized 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in Islamic State inspired suicide bombings six years ago as witnesses of faith, according to the country's Catholic Church. Hundreds gathered for a vigil on Monday at St. Anthony's Church, one of the attack sites, to honor victims from Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic communities. Religious leaders joined the memorial service marking the anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.