On 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday , the church was one in a series of targets of a string of bomb blasts across Sri Lanka . Medias reported at least 93 people killed at the church , UNICEF reported that 27 children died and 10 children were injured . Altogether 45 children killed in all blasts . President Maithripala Sirisena visited the church to inquire the situation and inspect damages . The victims ' funeral Mass was conducted at the church premises by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith
string of bomb blasts
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
St. Sebastian's Church, Katuwapitiya