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April 28
- Army gives Madhu shrine back to diocese AsiaNews
April 20
- Bomb blast kills Sri Lanka priest BBC
April 8
- Tamil Tigers appeal over shrine By Frances Harrison, BBC
April 4
- Revered Sri Lankan statue removed By Roland Buerk, BBC
April 2
- 4,000 against war manoeuvres at the Shrine of our Lady of Madhu By Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews
March 31
- March, the most difficult month for Tamils in Mannar by Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews
June 22
- Bishop decries Sri Lanka attack BBC News
June 19
- Troops open fire on Tamils in church AP
February 20
- NCC against using tragedy to further religious beliefs Sunday Observer
January 22
- Mix of Quake Aid and Preaching Stirs Concern by David Rohde, NY Times
December 20
- Catholic church torched in Sri Lanka AFP
August 3
- Church visited by Pope defies Sri Lanka's religious debate AFP
January 27
- Catholic church attacked in escalating hate attacks in Sri Lanka AFP
January 18
- Another Catholic church attacked in Sri Lanka AP
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