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Carlo Cozzoli

(Milano 1993)

St. Matthew’s Church in the parish of Dongnekhu, in the Diocese of Loikaw, was set on fire on July 15, 2022. According to church officials, Burmese army soldiers had camped inside the building and set it on fire, along with other houses, before leaving the area. At least nine Christian churches have been hit by artillery shelling and airstrikes by the Burmese military in the Diocese of Loikaw since the conflict began in May 2021, 2024