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Unidentified men convicted for their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings are escorted to a prison in Colombo, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings

Sep 23
Krishan Francis

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
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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

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Priest in Northern Ireland pleads guilty to 109 sex offenses

Oct 6
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File photo of Pope Leo XIV in prayer. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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A fan wears a promotional pope hat during a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Melissa Tamez/AP.)

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A fan wears a promotional pope hat during a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Melissa Tamez/AP.)

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Candles for Pope Francis are seen at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Francis’s diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years

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