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All Catholic Sunday Masses in Sri Lanka have been suspended until further notice following this week’s massacre — where two of the bombings took place at Catholic churches, church leadership announced Friday.

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, told reporters Friday that church officials got their hands on a leaked security document that named churches — both Catholic and of other denominations — as major targets for attackers, according to Vatican News.

He insisted that the faithful stay at home, for their own safety, according to the report.

“We don’t want repetitions,” Ranjith said.

In Sunday’s attacks, the suicide bombers also targeted one evangelical church and four hotels.

Muslim authorities have also urged worshipers to pray at home instead of attending Friday services, their most important religious gathering of the week, the outlet reported. But many mosques still held services.

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