Sri Lankan Church declares Black Sunday
Move aims to demand justice for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks
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A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard at St. Anthony s Shrine in Colombo on Oct. 21, 2019, six months after a suicide bombing that killed 54 people during an Easter Sunday Mass. (Photo: Ishara Kodikara/AFP)
The Sri Lankan Church has declared March 7 Black Sunday to demand justice for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.
Catholic leaders are unhappy with the report of the presidential commission of inquiry, which failed to identify the real culprits behind the attacks.
Father Ranjith Terry Fernando, parish priest of St. Mary s Church in Pitipanam, Negombo, said bishops and priests have declared Black Sunday since justice has not been achieved for victims of the atrocity.