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Who are Sri Lanka's Christians?

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
Sri Lankan army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo.AP Photo/ Rohan Karunarathne

At least 200 people have been killed in several coordinated bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter.

Several Christian communities spread across the island nation were targeted in the attack: Suicide bombers...

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