The Vatican has announced its decision to declare all those who lost their lives in the Easter Sunday attacks as ‘Heroes of Faith’.
This official declaration is scheduled to be made on Saturday, April 19.
The coordinated terrorist attacks, which took place six years ago, targeted the St. Anthony’s Shrine in Kochchikade, St. Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, Zion Church in Batticaloa, and several luxury hotels in Colombo.
Despite the passage of six years since these devastating attacks, there have been ongoing allegations that successive governments—three in total—have failed to take meaningful action to apprehend the masterminds or those responsible for the carnage.
In recognition of their faith and the tragic loss, the Vatican has resolved to honor the more than 300 individuals who perished by declaring them ‘Heroes of Faith’.
