Senators Rally for Jailed Priest
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:42 AM
Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly (freedom-now.org)
Thirty-seven U.S. senators have sent a letter to Vietnam’s president appealing for the release of Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, who is serving a 13-year jail term in Vietnam.
According to Associated Press:
In a letter sent through the Vietnamese Embassy, the senators said the Rev. Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly had no lawyers during his four-hour trial and was silenced repeatedly by a security guard... READ MORE
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Holy Land, Then Vietnam?
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:55 PM
Auxiliary Bishop Laurence Chu Van Minh of Hanoi pictured last December. (CNS/Reuters)
Details of Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to the Holy Land in May were released this week.
The Pope’s proposed itinerary had not been previously disclosed in detail, but his plan to make the Holy Land trip has been known for some time.
A more surprising possible papal trip has also been discussed by a Vatican official this week: Vietnam.
“Could the Pope make a historic visit to communist... READ MORE
Filed under benedict xvi, holy land, papal visit, vietnam
Vietnam: Vigils and Vigilantes
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, October 24, 2008 7:24 AM
Catholics pray at shrine outside Hanoi's former nunciature. (AFP)
Tensions between Vietnam’s Communist leaders and the country’s six-million-strong Catholic community are growing ever more strained.
The regime has engaged in a violent campaign of intimidation against the Church in recent weeks.
In one incident on Sept. 25, anti-Catholic vigilantes arrived in government-owned buses and attacked a peaceful gathering of Catholic demonstrators in Hanoi. ... READ MORE
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