Saturday, May 8, 2010

59 Vietnamese Catholics arrested in clash on cemetery property

Vietnamese police disrupted a funeral and arrested at least 59 people in the Da Nang diocese, prompting a condemnation of their action by Bishop Josseph Chau Ngoc Tri. The police took action to stop the burial of the deceased on the grounds of a cemetery that has been seized by the state and designated for development.

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http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=6265

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