Burmese soldiers invade cathedral and detain archbishop

Burmese soldiers invade cathedral and detain archbishop Sacred Heart Church, Mandalay.

Approximately 40 Burmese soldiers forcibly took control of a Catholic cathedral in Mandalay prior to a Lenten prayer service on Friday and detained an archbishop and dozens of other worshippers, including a correspondent for CNA. The soldiers entered Sacred Heart Cathedral at 2:30 pm local time April 8 and refused to allow worshipers to leave.…

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