At left, funeral of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (pictured at right), martyred in Myanmar on Feb. 14, 2025. / Credit: Archdiocese of Mandalay
ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
TwowomenwhowitnessedthemurderofFatherDonaldMartinYeNaingWininMyanmarlastweekrecountedhowthepriest“fearlesslyconfronted”thearmedmenwhotookhislife.
InastatementtothepontificalnewsagencyFides,thetwowitnesses—whoareteachersandparishworkersatOurLadyofLourdesParishinthevillageofKangyiTaw—saidthatwhensome10militiamen,“clearlyintoxicatedorundertheinfluenceofdrugs,”encounteredYeNaingWin,theyorderedhimtokneel.
“IonlykneelbeforeGod,”thepriestcalmlyrepliedtotheleaderofthearmedmen.Hethenproceededtoaskthem:“WhatcanIdoforyou?Istheresomethingwecantalkabout?”
ImmediatelyoneofthemenstruckYeNaingWinfrombehindwithadaggerthatwasstillinitssheath.However,withthisblowhealsoaccidentallyhittheleaderofthearmedgroup.Alreadyinadrunkenrageandbecauseoftheanswergiventohimbythepriest,theleaderpulledoutaknifeandbegantostabhim“repeatedlyand
