Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:46:17 +0000

Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack

Hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims, who finally found peace in Sri Lanka, fear backlash after the Easter bombings that killed over 350 people.

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Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:08:51 +0000

Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge

The father of two of the suspected Easter suicide bombers was arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons, Sri Lanka’s former navy chief said.

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Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:57:34 +0000

Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears

Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches on Thursday suspended all public services over security fears, as thousands of troops joined the hunt for suspects in deadly Easter bombings that killed nearly 360 people.

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Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill more than 207

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 10:24:02 +0000

Sri Lankan security personnel walk through debris following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. - A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 160 people, including dozens of foreigners. (Photo by STR / AFP) sri lanka bombing

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 207 people, including dozens of foreigners.

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Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill more than 160

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 10:24:02 +0000

Sri Lankan security personnel walk through debris following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. - A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 160 people, including dozens of foreigners. (Photo by STR / AFP) sri lanka bombing

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing nearly 160 people, including dozens of foreigners.

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Bells of French cathedrals ring in tribute to Notre Dame

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:01:13 +0000

Bells of French cathedrals ring in tribute to Notre Dame

Bells of cathedrals across France rang in a moving tribute Wednesday to Notre Dame as firefighters and experts continued to keep the beloved but weakened landmark under close surveillance.

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Duterte says seeking God’s forgiveness ‘useless’ for unrepentant

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:44:59 +0000

Duterte at League of Municipalities of the Philippines' General Assembly

President Duterte said it would be “useless” seeking God’s forgiveness and repeat his sins every day, adding that he had shun attending Masses.

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Church sorry for Easter lesson encouraging attacks on pastor

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:08:34 +0000

Church sorry for Easter lesson encouraging attacks on pastor

An Ohio church has apologized for an Easter lesson in which a pastor encouraged students to slap, cut and spit on him — incidents that were captured in videos and posted online.

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Vatican bans Irish priest from public duties due to abuse

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:20:47 +0000

SANTIAGO, Chile –  The Legion of Christ religious order says the Vatican has banned an Irish priest from public duties for 10 years for sexually abusing a minor in Chile.

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Japan Catholic church to open sex abuse probe

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:52:49 +0000

Japan Catholic church to open sex abuse probe

TOKYO, Japan – The Catholic Church in Japan said Tuesday it will launch an internal probe into claims of sexual abuse against children by its clergy, after a wave of paedophilia revelations worldwide.

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