Vietnam
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Club dedicated to Card Van Thuan, a messenger of hope, founded in Hanoi
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe new group is set up to promote the Vietnamese cardinal's works and message of hope. He is expected to be beatified soon. Held in the capital in the presence of Redemptorist Fathers, the first meeting focused on the "challenges" young people face to become... -
Vietnamese bishop joyful to lead, evangelize new flock
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe newly appointed Bishop of My Tho, Peter Nguyen Van Kham, has voiced enthusiasm for evangelizing and forming the faithful in his diocese for lively participation in the life of the Church. -
Le pèlerinage de La Vang, un "événement-témoin" de la vie de l’Eglise du Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMUne fois de plus, pendant trois jours (du 13 au 15 août), la communauté catholique du Vietnam est venue se recueillir au sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de La Vang, conformément à une longue tradition. -
Décès de Mgr Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan, évêque émérite de Phan Thiêt, apôtre des pauvres
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDans la matinée du 21 août 2014, les obsèques de Mgr Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan, évêque émérite du diocèse de Phan Thiêt, ont été célébrées dans la chapelle de l’institut séculier "La Charité sociale"... -
Les évêques vietnamiens appellent les catholiques à défendre leur patrie en danger
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPréoccupée par cette conjoncture tendue et dangereuse, la Conférence des évêques catholiques du Vietnam, consciente de la responsabilité qui est la sienne, tient à exprimer son point de vue et à lancer l’appel suivant : -
Vietnam Church asked to protect Taiwanese citizens
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe archbishop of Taipei has appealed to Archbishop Bui Van Doc of Ho Chi Minh for Church protection to Taiwanese people in Vietnam as violent anti-China protests swept through Vietnam last week over a South China Sea territorial dispute. -
Vietnam bishops give strong support to nation's anti-China stance
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Vietnamese Church’s patriotic streak could be beneficial to its relations with the Communist government. In a country where Catholics often complain about their religious freedom being restricted and call for their rights be respected, the disagreement between... -
Vietnam Bishops Annual Meeting I – April 21-25, 2014
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) held its first annual meeting at the Pastoral Center of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese in gathering all archbishops and bishops of 25 dioceses of Vietnam, except the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Vinh Long due to his ailment. -
New Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyên: Joseph Tran Văn Toan
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFr. Joseph Tran Văn Toan (born 7 Apr 1955) is appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyên by Pope Francis on April 5, 2014. -
Vietnamese Jesuits mark 400 years of mission with a solemn Mass
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMVietnamese Jesuits are planning to start the Holy Year, on 18 January, to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Jesuit missionaries in the Asian country. On 18 January 1615, the first members of the Society of Jesus reached Vietnam on ships that docked in the port of... -
The Canadian Ambassador visit the Cardinal John Baptist Pham Minh Man
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe visit was a memorable one as they conveyed their Christmas greetings and wishes for the New Year 2014 and talked about the the country’s situation. -
Orientations pastorales de l’Eglise du Christ au Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM« Orientations pastorales de l’Eglise du Christ au Vietnam - Exposé de Mgr Paul Bui Van Doc à l’assemblée des supérieurs majeurs des congrégations religieuses présentes au Vietnam », le 5 novembre 2013 au cours de l’assemblée des supérieurs majeurs qui se tenait cette année... -
Lettre de l’Evêque de Qui Nhon: Secours aux victimes des inondations
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMCes catastrophes se produisent majoritairement dans les campagnes et les victimes en sont donc les populations pauvres, dont le capital vital devient encore plus misérable : le manque de logement, de nourriture et de médicaments se font grandement ressentir... -
Thousands of Catholics celebrate centenary of Lang Son and Cao Bang Diocese
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAt least 3,500 faithful attended Mass on Nov. 21, presided over by the papal representative Archbishop Girelli. He urges the community to "keep their values alive" and to renew "missionary work". An invitation echoed by the bishop, who invites believers to look to the future "with joy and conviction." -
CBCV’s letter sharing the sufferings of natural disasters’ victims in Philippines
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMWe are deeply painful to hear that, just after the devastating typhoon Nari passing have killed many people and scores of people missing, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocks the central Philippines on Tuesday October 15th , killing hundreds of people and affecting millions others,... -
Letter to the “Pastor of the universal Church”
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIt has been a while that I would like to write you, just to express my sentiment and to share my thoughts with you, knowing well that you are very busy with many things and perhaps this letter may never get to you or be read by you... -
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam opens its XII Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHoChiMinh City (08.10.2013) – On the feast of Our Lady of Rosary, members of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam gathered at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City to begin CBCV’s XII Assembly, which is a triennial event to elect new Central Secretariat and Leadership for the Episcopal Commissions. -
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam concludes XII Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHoChiMinh City (Oct. 12, 2013 – Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) concludes its XII Assembly on Friday October 11, 2013 with a celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Saint Joseph Seminary in the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. -
Dialogue with the Holy See, tension in the diocese of Vinh
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAs Fides learns, the issue was highlighted during the visit of a delegation of the Committee for Religious Affairs of the Vietnamese Government, at the Vatican from September 15 to 20. -
Two Episcopal Ordinations
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIndeed, Vietnam Church has many reasons to be joyful and grateful! She has been blessed with the Episcopal Ordination of her two beloved servants of God. -
Bui Chu and Vinh Long Catholics mourn the passing of their bishops
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBoth men died on August 17 from natural causes. Msgr. Joseph Hoang Van Tiem suffered a heart attack, and Msgr. Thomas Nguyen Van Tân died suddenly. On 15 August, the feast of the Assumption, Msgr. Thomas had celebrated 13 years in the episcopate. Solidarity and prayers from Catholics all over the country. -
Deux évêques vietnamiens meurent subitement le même jour
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLe 17 août dernier, les chancelleries concernées ont annoncé successivement le décès de deux évêques, Mgr Joseph Hoang Van Tiêm, responsable du diocèse de Bui Chu, au Nord-Vietnam, et Mgr Thomas Nguyên Van Tân, chargé du diocèse de Vinh Long, dans le sud. Le premier, âgé de 74 ans, a succombé dans la matinée... -
Conference of Major Seminaries in Vietnam gathered at Đà Lạt
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM42 representatives of all major seminaries in Vietnam gathered at Đà Lạt, Vietnam from 5th to 10th of August for a conference. The conference gave the formators opportunities to review the Ratio Institutionis Sacerdotalis, which waspublished in Vietnamese language last year. -
Archbishop Girelli to Vietnamese: Religious freedom, a right that every nation must respect
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe non-resident representative of the Holy See has recently visited the Asian country, encountering different communities. He stressed the courage of the faithful, urging them to follow the example of Abraham "who believed in the love of God." The enthusiasm of Catholics in meeting Pope Francis’s envoy. -
Rome : la première étape du procès de béatification du cardinal François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân est achevée
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAvec la cérémonie de clôture de l’enquête diocésaine en vue de sa béatification, qui s’est déroulée à Rome le 5 juillet dernier, une première étape s’est achevée dans le long procès qui pourrait déboucher sur la béatification du cardinal François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân ... -
Pope Francis remembers Cardinal Van Thuan
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis received a delegation of officials, family and friends of the Servant of God, Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, the heroic Vietnamese cardinal who spent thirteen years in prison in his beloved native land before coming to Rome to head the Pontifical Council for -
Card. Van Thuân: from persecution to beatification, diocesan phase of process closes
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMJailed for 13 years without trial, "as he was being forcibly "re-educated ", he used another method to educate his enemies. His guards became his pupils. Sincerity of his relationships changed relations within the prison." His jailers, secretly, gave him pieces of wood with which he made a cross and a piece of wire, which became a chain. -
Vietnamese Catholics celebrate new auxiliary bishops in Vinh and Hung Hoa
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPrayers and celebrations welcome Pope Francis's decision to appoint Fr Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long and Fr Pierre Nguyen Van Vien. The first is an expert in canon law who served as rector of the major seminary in Hue; the second holds a doctorate in theology and was vicar general in the same diocese. -
Hanoi-Vatican talks starts as fourth meeting of Joint Working Group gets underway
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe fourth meeting of the Joint Vietnam-Holy See Working Group began this morning in Rome as part of ongoing talks between the Vatican and Hanoi to establish full diplomatic relations between the two sides. The Vietnamese delegation is led by... -
Caritas Vietnam launches programmes in favour of life, against abortion
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe number of abortions is up, especially among young people. Premarital sex and the need to fund education have exacerbated the problem. In one year, at 1.7 million abortions were performed. Catholic activists renew their action to protect life, provide health education and safeguard the unborn child.