BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (AsiaNews) -- Catholics in this tsunami-affected town in this island nation off the coast of India went to church on Christmas in great numbers despite fears following a brutal murder carried out earlier during the Christmas midnight vigil. Joseph Pararajasingham, an ethnic Tamil Member of Parliament and minority-rights activist, was killed in the church. Six other people were wounded, including his 71-year-old wife who has sustained serious injuries. The Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) blamed each for the death. Bishop Kingsley Swampillai of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, who was celebrating the Mass when the...