Cambogia Phnom Penh Closes the Diocesan Phase: in Rome the Cause on 12 Martyrs of Pol Pot

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Today ended the Cambodian part of the process for the beatification of Bishop Joseph Chhmar Salas and 11 of his companions killed during the genocide of the Khmer Rouge. Since 2015 collected dozens of testimonies of people who saw their fidelity to the Gospel in the time of horror. Among the candidates also two religious and four lay people. If recognized by the Vatican will be the first blessed of this small Church reborn in the nineties.

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After ten years of diocesan work, the Church in Cambodia has submitted documents to Rome for the beatification of 12 martyrs murdered by the Khmer Rouge. If the process is successful, they will become the first Cambodian beatified. After a decade of work, the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh, headed by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, has submitted documents to the Holy See for the beatification of Bishop Joseph Chhmar Salas and 11 companions—mu…