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Bangladeshi Christians want Easter to be a public holiday
Amid signs of changes and more religious inclusivity in the country, Church leaders in Bangladesh called for Easter Sunday to be a public holiday. Source: OSV News.
Church tells Sri Lankan politicians not to exploit Easter Sunday attack
The deadly Easter Sunday 2019 terrorist attack in Sri Lanka needs to not be exploited by a politician, says the Archdiocese of Colombo. Source: Crux.
Sri Lankan court pursues compensation for victims of Easter bombing
Sri Lanka’s top court has initiated contempt proceedings against a former intelligence officer after he failed to pay full compensation to the victims of the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday attack. Source: UCA News.
Church body demands justice for victims of Easter Sunday bombings
A Church body has urged candidates in Sri Lanka’s presidential election to ensure justice for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Source: UCA News.
Catholics in Sri Lanka pray for fair elections and a visionary leader
Sri Lankan Catholics have started a week-long prayer campaign so that a good, visionary leader is elected in the crisis-hit nation through a free and fair presidential election due on September 21. Source: UCA News.
Sri Lankan court tells former president to pay compensation to bombing victims
The top court in Sri Lanka has ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attack by August 30 or face legal action. Source: UCA News.
Christian man accused of blasphemy dies after Pakistan mob attack
A Christian man attacked in Pakistan on May 25 died in the hospital on Monday, causing a leading bishop to call for stronger protection of religious minorities in the Muslim nation. Source: Crux.
Bangladesh archbishop dismisses Christian state plot claims as ‘absurd’
Top Christian organisations have expressed surprise and shock after Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused Christians of plotting to carve out a “Christian state” of their own by taking parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Source: UCA News.
Pakistan bishop denounces anti-Christian violence as ‘dark day’
An attack on Christians in north-central Pakistan by an enraged Muslim mob, who accused a Christian man of having defaced the Koran, represents a “dark day” for the country’s Christian community, Pakistan’s top Catholic official has said. Source: Crux.