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Msgr. Roger Landry gives Communion to many in Vietnam including several lepers who were hungry to receive Christ in the Eucharist.

Msgr. Roger Landry Visits a Leper Colony in Vietnam: ‘No Hands, Great Faith’

Emotional testimony from the far corners of the world as the Pontifical Missions Society brings the Eucharist to those most in need.

Alyssa Murphy Blogs April 9, 2025

President Vo Van Thuong visits Archbishop Joseph Nguyen Nang on Aug. 7, 2023. The president reviewed his meeting with Pope Francis in July 2023 and encouraged the Church in Vietnam to continue its positive contributions to Vietnamese society. Here, the president is shown giving the archbishop a vase depicting Notre Dame Cathedral.

The Fruit Is Ripe: Vatican-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations After 35 Years

ANALYSIS: Building on previous initiatives with Vietnam’s communist regime, Pope Francis’ recent gestures of dialogue have resulted in ‘mutual recognition’ between the two parties.

Victor Gaetan World December 10, 2024

(Clockwise from Left) Father Stephen Huyuh Tru, age 82, a Vietnamese priest of Chinese ethnicity, who was ordained in 1974 and served at a church built in 1900 to serve Chinese Catholics living and working in Saigon. Brother Peter Nguyen Viet Bao, age 32, on right, who took final vows with the Marist Brothers last year, talking to Bishop Emeritus Cosmas Hoang Van Dat (2008-2023) of Bac Ninh diocese in Northern Vietnam. Bishop Cosmas was the first Jesuit bishop in the country's history. Sister Tra is a member of Vietnam's largest religious order for women, Lovers of the Holy Cross. On the left, Nguyen Thanh An, a Vietnamese Jesuit in formation chats with Father Ando Isamu, a Spanish-born Jesuit.

How Vietnam Advances Regional Church Unity in Asia

ANALYSIS: The faith of local Catholic religious is frequently enriched by formational periods in other countries, providing them with a Christian outlook that is both cosmopolitan and humble.

Victor Gaetan World November 20, 2024

Clockwise from left: Our Lady of La Vang is a Vietnamese image of Mary based on a Marian apparition in 1798 when a group of Catholics hid in the jungle to avoid persecution. This statue stands in St. Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi; at a children’s Mass in the Diocese of Bac Ninh’s Queen of the Rosary Cathedral, a priest engages students as part of his homily; on the grounds of the Saigon Archdiocese’s Pastoral Center, a splendid church stands in the shadow of skyscrapers, signifying the city’s dramatic growth. A white fountain with a statue of Pope John Paul II playing with two children stands in front of the church.

Seeing Is Believing: Vietnam’s Exuberant Catholic Church

ANALYSIS: The vitality of the local Catholic community is evident throughout the communist nation.

Victor Gaetan World November 14, 2024

The front of the Phat Diem Cathedral, Vietnam.

11 Vietnamese Christians Missing From Detention Amid Religious Freedom Concerns

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has consistently raised concerns about religious freedom in Vietnam.

AC Wimmer/CNA World July 10, 2024

President Joe Biden (6th from L) and Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (4th from R) hold talks in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sept. 10, 2023.

Washington and the Vatican Strengthening Diplomatic Ties With Hanoi — for Different Reasons

NEWS ANALYSIS: Devout Vietnamese Catholics pray it helps their nation.

Victor Gaetan Vatican September 18, 2023

Catholics from Vietnam at Mass with Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 3, 2023.

Catholics in Vietnam Ask Pope Francis to Visit Their Country Next

Vietnam and the Holy See have never had full diplomatic relations, a usual prerequisite for a papal trip, but Vietnamese Catholics remain convinced that a papal visit could have a positive impact on the situation facing Christians in the socialist country.

Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican September 7, 2023

Top: Two smiling boys are proud members of the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement in the U.S.A, a national nonprofit with 140 chapters in U.S. Vietnamese parishes. The movement helps educate elementary through high school-aged Vietnamese-American youth in the Catholic faith and helps them to become good citizens in society. Bottom: A float carrying relics of 117 Vietnamese martyrs is part of a procession of Vietnamese Catholics through the streets of Carthage, Missouri, during Marian Days held the first weekend of August. The Saturday afternoon procession culminates in an evening Mass on the campus of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer.

From Surviving to Thriving: Once Refugees, Vietnamese Catholics Make Up Vibrant Part of US Church Today

About 700,000 strong, Vietnamese-American Catholics are working to pass their faith and culture on to the next generation.

Susan Klemond World August 25, 2022

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