Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo in a statement offers prayers for the victims and says the attack can not "overcome the hope" found in the holiday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement: 'To the attractive people of Sri Lanka, Australia sends its heartfelt sympathies and our prayers and our support - and our offer to do whatever we can to support you in this awful time of need.
As of right now, 156 people have been killed according to the AFP, with more than 400 injured as the local authorities are still scouring to mitigate the damage done by the attack.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who reached Tokyo on Sunday, spoke to Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and strongly condemned the attacks.
Over 290 have been killed as multiple explosions that targeted churches and hotels in the country's capital, Colombo. While no one has taken responsibility for the attacks so far, the first accused has been arrested in connection with the blasts.
Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said the bodies of at least 27 foreigners were recovered and included people from Britain, the U.S., India, Portugal and Turkey.
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The three hotels targeted were the five-star Shangri-La Hotel and Cinnamon Grand as well as the Kingsbury hotels in central Colombo.
"We stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Sri Lanka in their hour of grief and sorrow", he tweeted earlier. "We stand ready to help!" To see an attack in Sri Lanka while people were in churches and at hotels is devastating. Worshippers and hotel guests were among the dead, the official said.
An island-wide curfew has been declared by Sri Lankan miltiary and police following blasts in Batticaloa and Colombo on Easter Sunday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered aid to the country in a tweet, in which he expressed, "on behalf of all Israelis, deep shock over the murderous rampages against innocent civilians in Sri Lanka".
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: "The UN stands in solidarity with Sri Lanka as the global community fights hatred and violent extremism together". We are all children of God; an attack on one religion is an attack on us all. I call upon all Sri Lankans during this tragic time to remain united and strong.
"Apart from the tragedy of the immediate victims of the bombings, I worry that these bad events will set the country back significantly", he said.
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