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With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV
Source: Associated Press
With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV
By JON GAMBRELL
April 27, 2019
AMPARA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholics on Sunday awoke to celebrate Mass in their homes by a televised broadcast as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings killed over 250 people.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, delivered a homily before members of the clergy gathered in a small chapel at his Colombo residence — an extraordinary measure underlining the fear still gripping this nation of 21 million people.
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo has warned against attending any service at a place of worship this weekend.
In the eastern district of Ampara on Sunday, where a gunfight and explosions left 15 people dead the previous day, soldiers guarded St. Mary Magdalen’s Church, where a sign on the gate said the church and the school would be closed until May 6. A nearby mosque also had soldiers stationed outside.
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By JON GAMBRELL
April 27, 2019
AMPARA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholics on Sunday awoke to celebrate Mass in their homes by a televised broadcast as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings killed over 250 people.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, delivered a homily before members of the clergy gathered in a small chapel at his Colombo residence — an extraordinary measure underlining the fear still gripping this nation of 21 million people.
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo has warned against attending any service at a place of worship this weekend.
In the eastern district of Ampara on Sunday, where a gunfight and explosions left 15 people dead the previous day, soldiers guarded St. Mary Magdalen’s Church, where a sign on the gate said the church and the school would be closed until May 6. A nearby mosque also had soldiers stationed outside.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/97d193387fb041ae8d96c2d71c3cb055