Church accompanies scarred Cambodians 50 years into the Khmer Rouge genocide

Church accompanies scarred Cambodians 50 years into the Khmer Rouge genocide

(OSV News) — On the 50th anniversary of when the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia and left close to 2 million people dead, the Catholic Church there, still a fledgling minority, is making strides, according to religious missionaries who have spent significant years of service in the southeast Asian country. Over half of the country’s Catholics — including almost all of its priests that did not evacuate from Cambodia prior to tragic events — pe…

UW candlelight vigil honors victims of Khmer Rouge genocide, 50 years on

A single white candle flickered in the breeze before fading as dozens gathered Apr. 17 on the University of Washington (UW)’s Red Square for a vigil and open-mic event, “Khmer Remembrance Day: 50 Years Later, We Remember & Rise.”