Vatican informed of Black Sunday

by Norman Palihawadana

Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday urged Catholics to pray, asking God to drive masterminds of the Easter Sunday bombings into the clutches of the law.

Cardinal Ranjith said that Catholics had been asked to arrive in churches, dressed in black, tomorrow to mark Black Sunday, in memory of those killed during the Easter Sunday attacks.

The Vatican too had been informed about the Black Sunday event through the Sri Lankan mission there, the prelate said

The event was declared by the Sri Lankan Roman Catholic Church officials earlier this week to demand justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter for the victims of the Easter Sunday carnage.

The Cardinal said the Church had received part of the presidential commission report on the carnage but many questions remained about its findings.