Church Bombing Survivor in Sri Lanka Dies After Succumbing to InjuriesJune 13, 2019 — 06/13/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – Arun Prashanth, a survivor of the Easter church bombings in Sri Lanka, died on June 4 after spending 40 days in an intensive...
Church Leader in Sri Lanka Recalls Easter BombingsMay 29, 2019 — 05/29/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – On Easter Sunday, April 21, Father Joy Mariaratnam was leading Mass at St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka. During the fourth prayer...
Christian Leaders in Sri Lanka Condemn Attacks on Muslim CommunitiesMay 19, 2019 — 05/19/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – Following widespread reports of anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka, the country’s Christian leaders have released a statement condemning the violence. These leaders have...
Sri Lanka’s Christians Continue to Grapple with Aftermath of Easter BombingsMay 12, 2019 — 05/12/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – As reported by World Watch Monitor, Sri Lanka’s Christians are continuing to grapple with the aftermath of the Easter Bombings that killed 257...
Sri Lanka’s Church Leaders Appeal for Calm Following Clashes Between Christian and MuslimsMay 6, 2019 — 05/06/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church has appealed for calm following clashes between Christians and Muslims in Negombo. Approximately 25 miles...
Sri Lanka Names Nine Easter Sunday Suicide BombersMay 4, 2019 — 05/04/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – Sri Lankan authorities have released the names of the nine suicide bombers involved the in deadly Easter Sunday bombings that rocked the island...
Pastor of Church Bombed in Sri Lanka Offers Forgiveness and LoveApril 30, 2019 — 04/30/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – Three churches and three hotels were attacked by ISIS-inspired suicide bombers in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. As a result, at least 253...
ISIS Leader Baghdadi Appears in Rare VideoApril 30, 2019 — 04/30/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), appeared yesterday in a rare video released by the militants’ al-Furqan media network. This...
Sri Lanka’s Muslims Hold Prayer for Peace Following Easter BombingsApril 27, 2019 — 04/27/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – Nearly 10,000 soldiers were deployed across Sri Lanka to provide security for religious centers following last Sunday’s deadly Easter bombings. Among those protected...
Sri Lanka Lowers Official Easter Bombings Death TollApril 26, 2019 — 04/26/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – The official death toll following the deadly Easter bombings in Sri Lanka have been lowered by government officials. According to Sri Lankan authorities,...
Why Were Sri Lanka’s Christians Targeted?April 24, 2019 — 04/24/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – In the wake of the deadly Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, many are continuing to wonder why the country’s Christian minority was targeted...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Easter Bombings in Sri LankaApril 23, 2019 — 04/23/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christians Concern) – ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that left more than 300 people dead and hundreds more injured....
Death Toll in Sri Lanka Rises to 290 Following Easter BombingsApril 22, 2019 — 04/22/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – The death toll following the Easter bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka has risen to at least 290. In addition, reports...
189 Killed in Easter Attacks on Churches and Hotels in Sri LankaApril 21, 2019 — Perpetrators of the Deadly Bombings Remain Unknown 04/21/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that at least 189 people have been killed in a...
Methodist Prayer Center Attacked on Palm Sunday in Sri LankaApril 18, 2019 — 04/18/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – A Methodist Prayer Center in Sri Lanka was attacked by a mob of 25 young people on Palm Sunday. According to local Christians,...
The Amman Message: Addressing Islam’s Contemporary CrisisApril 1, 2019 — By John Cosenza & John Pinna Introduction In April 2019 over 300 men, women and children were killed across three cities in Sri Lanka, many of whom were peacefully observing...
