How Vietnam Advances Regional Church Unity in Asia

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Nov 21, 2024 - 04:00
How Vietnam Advances Regional Church Unity in Asia
Victor Gaetan
(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.

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.

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