SHILLONG, April 22 -- The Catholic Association of the Shillong Archdiocese will be holding a holy mass and memorial service at the Cathedral Church of May Help of Christians, Laitumkhrah, Shillong on April 24 to offer prayers to the victims of the Sri Lanka bomb blasts on Easter Sunday and for invoking God's blessings for world peace.It has also strongly condemned the bombings that have resulting in the death of 290 people and injuries to over 500 people.

In a statement issued here, general secretary of the association, Barnabas Nongbah said, "We condemned this senseless act of terror resulting in the death and injury of innocent lives and the destruction of property."

He informed that prayers are being offered for the almost 300 person...