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Sri Lanka police chief Pujith Jayasundara, left, leaves after an inspection of St. Anthony's Church, one of the sites of the Easter Day Explosions in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings

Jul 31
Krishan Francis

Sri Lankan police officers secure the area of exploded St. Anthony’s Church on Easter Sunday attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 28, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Sri Lanka police arrest former intelligence chief in connection with 2019 bombings

Feb 25
Krishan Francis,
Associated Press

Sri Lankan court summons ex-president over 2019 church bombings

Sep 16, 2022
Krishan Francis

Protests demand Sri Lanka leader resign over economic crisis

Apr 1, 2022
Krishan Francis

Sri Lankan bishops urge political unity amid economic crisis

Mar 31, 2022
Krishan Francis

Sri Lanka’s archbishop speaks out against activist’s arrest

Feb 15, 2022
Krishan Francis

Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility

Sep 1, 2021
Krishan Francis

Sri Lanka Catholic Church faults government’s bombing probe

Aug 13, 2021
Krishan Francis

Sri Lanka files charges against 25 Easter bombing suspects

Aug 11, 2021
Krishan Francis

Editor’s Note: A fond farewell to a dear colleague

Editor’s Note: A fond farewell to a dear colleague

Sep 6
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Pope Benedict the XIV early in his pontificate. (Credit: Associated Press.)

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A golf cart sits near the Colosseum as tourists crowd the surrounding streets in Rome, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, highlighting the growing presence of the vehicles in the capital’s historic center as authorities move to curb an industry blamed by critics for worsening congestion, illegal parking, and overtourism. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Reckoning looms for golf carts that zip through Rome’s crowded historic center

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Lisbon Patriarch Rui Valério and other officials attend the inauguration of a memorial to the 16 people killed in the derailment and crash of Lisbon's Glória funicular, an iconic streetcar, on the first anniversary of the accident, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Credit: Armando Franca/AP.)

Catholic Patriarch marks year after crash of an iconic Lisbon streetcar

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Editor’s Note: A fond farewell to a dear colleague