Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Vatican will formally declare the victims of the Easter Sunday carnage as 'Heroes of Faith' on Monday (21), according to the Director of Mass Communications for the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, Reverend Father Jude Chrysantha.

He stated that the declaration will be read aloud by the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, during a solemn ceremony at St. Sebastian's Church in Katuwapitiya-one of the main sites of the deadly attacks that occurred on Easter Sunday.

This recognition as 'Heroes of Faith' is bestowed by the Catholic Church on individuals who have sacrificed their lives for their Christian beliefs.

This decision follows a previous request made by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith to Hi...