Sri Lanka Catholics cancel Sunday mass over new bomb fears
Church received specific information of two possible attacks against churches says spokesperson
Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said he had concerns about the progress of security operations against jihadists behind the worst single-day attack against civilians in Sri Lanka's history. PHOTO: AFP
COLOMBO:
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church said it had cancelled plans to resume Sunday services because of fears of fresh bomb attacks.
A spokesperson for Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said on Thursday the Church received "specific information of two possible attacks against churches," and it was decided to call off the May 5 mass.
"On the advice of the security forces, we have decided not to have Sunday masses in any of the churches," the spokesperson told AFP. The Church had planned to resume public services for the first time since the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 257 people.
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church said it had cancelled plans to resume Sunday services because of fears of fresh bomb attacks.
A spokesperson for Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said on Thursday the Church received "specific information of two possible attacks against churches," and it was decided to call off the May 5 mass.
"On the advice of the security forces, we have decided not to have Sunday masses in any of the churches," the spokesperson told AFP. The Church had planned to resume public services for the first time since the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 257 people.