Church in Vietnam
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11 Vietnamese Christians missing from detention amid religious freedom concerns
A report released July 5 claims the missing individuals were sentenced between 2011 and 2016 to a combined total of... Read more
Vatican official meets Vietnam’s prime minister during historic diplomatic trip
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states, spoke with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh about a... Read more
Catholics in Vietnam ask Pope Francis to visit their country next
Vietnam is home to millions of Catholics, yet no pope has ever visited the southeast Asian country. Read more
Vatican, Vietnam announce agreement on permanent papal representative
The announcement came Thursday during the visit of Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong to the Vatican. Read more
Remembering the hundreds of thousands of Christians martyred in Vietnam
From 1630 to 1886, somewhere between 130,000 and 300,000 Christians faced martyrdom in Vietnam, often after being held captive and... Read more
Catholic diocese in Vietnam builds new seminary amid rising vocations
A diocese in northern Vietnam is expanding its seminary in response to an increasing number of priestly vocations. Read more
Vietnamese bishop joyful to lead, evangelize new flock
The newly appointed Bishop of My Tho, Peter Nguyen Van Kham, has voiced enthusiasm for evangelizing and forming the faithful... Read more
Pope names new bishop for Vietnam's My Tho diocese
Pope Francis named Bishop Pierre Nguyen Van Kham, an auxiliary bishop of the Ho Chi Minh City archdiocese, to become... Read more
Vietnamese Catholics commemorate 117 martyrs as models of faith
Vietnamese Catholics living in Thailand gathered on Nov. 17 to celebrate the witness of 117 canonized martyrs of their homeland. Read more
Navy chaplain honored in Vietnam despite Communist objections
Bishop Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri of Da Nang recently organized and was present at a Mass in honor of Father... Read more
Vietnamese communist leader meets Pope for first time
Pope Benedict received in audience today the secretary general of Vietnam's Communist Party, discussing issues of interest to the Vatican... Read more
Veteran reconnects with Vietnamese priest he thought was dead
In 1968 Joe Mahoney was serving with the Marines in South Vietnam, where he met Father Paul Nguyen Thanh Hoan,... Read more
Congressman wants ambassador to Vietnam fired over human rights issues
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) has called for the firing of U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear, charging that he has... Read more
