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One Year Later, Sri Lankan Easter Bombing Survivors Rely On Their Faith To Recover
One Year Later, Sri Lankan Easter Bombing Survivors Rely On Their Faith To Recover

The coordinated Easter 2019 terrorist attack in Sri Lanka killed 290 people and injured about 500 others at three churches and three hotels. Survivors struggle to pay for their medical treatment and regain financial stability, despite government compensation, and insist their faith in Jesus has grown even stronger.

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Sri Lanka plans to use the death penalty and Catholics are campaigning against it
Sri Lanka plans to use the death penalty and Catholics are campaigning against it

Skeptics believe that the Sri Lankan president’s move is aimed at increasing his support in the approaching elections. After the Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people, President Maithripala Sirisena’s leadership has come under sharp attack.

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