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Vietnamese priest dies after being stabbed multiple times during confession

By Elizabeth Faddis
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Vietnamese priest dies after being stabbed multiple times during confession

A 41-year-old Vietnamese priest died Saturday evening after being stabbed multiple times while hearing confessions, according to the Vatican.

The Rev. Joseph Tran Ngoc Thanh of the Dominican order succumbed to his injuries around 11:30 p.m. after being stabbed several times during confession and while celebrating the sacrament of reconciliation, the Vatican’s Fides news agency reported.

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