In the Confessional: Young Dominican Priest Murdered
Dominican Father Joseph Tran Ngoc Thanh, 40, was stabbed to death on Saturday while hearing confessions at a church in Kontum, Vietnam.
He was slashed twice in the head and died in hospital at 11:30 pm despite immediate treatment. Father Joseph was the seventh child of his family. Born on 10 August 1981 in Saigon, he was ordained a priest on August 4, 2018.
The assassin is said to be a psychopath, but no further information is available. In 2021, Father Tran Van Truyen, 70, was fatally stabbed in Kontum Diocese.
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He was slashed twice in the head and died in hospital at 11:30 pm despite immediate treatment. Father Joseph was the seventh child of his family. Born on 10 August 1981 in Saigon, he was ordained a priest on August 4, 2018.
The assassin is said to be a psychopath, but no further information is available. In 2021, Father Tran Van Truyen, 70, was fatally stabbed in Kontum Diocese.
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