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More Than 50,000 Sign Petition to Recognize 171 Killed in Sri Lanka Attack As Martyrs

Dibyangshu Sarkar
The Missionaries of Charity order holds a rosary as she takes part with others in an all religions prayer as they pay tribute to the Sri Lankan blasts victims, near the St Thomas church in Kolkata, on April 23, 2019.

Of the victims, 171 were Catholic faithful who were attending Mass at St. Sebastian and St. Anthony Churches in Colombo, the capital of the Asian country.