US reels from deadly synagogue attack on final day of Passover

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 09:51:50 +0000

Mourners participate in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue shooting at the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church on April 27, 2019 in Poway, California. - A teenage gunman who wrote a hate-filled manifesto opened fire at a synagogue in California on April 27, killing one person and injuring three others including the rabbi as worshippers marked the final day of Passover, authorities said. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP)

A teenage gunman who wrote a hate-filled manifesto opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three others.

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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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US ambassador’s Passover wishes in Polish met with anger

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:05:34 +0000

US ambassador's Passover wishes in Polish met with anger

The U.S. ambassador to Poland wished Jews a happy Passover in Polish, and the reaction was a wave of angry comments on Twitter.

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Pope Francis: Reject ‘glitter of wealth’

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 08:31:59 +0000

VATICAN CITY — At an Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the “glitter of wealth,” and to avoid seeking…READ

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