Nine individuals have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, a newly established cathedral in Mindat, sustained severe damage after recent airstrikes by the country’s military regime.
Arson and airstrikes destroyed more than 60 churches, including Buddhist temples in Myanmar, since the military junta rose to power after deposing democratically elected leaders in February 2021.