Vietnam

On November 25, 2024, the martyrdom of Francis Xavier Tru'o'ng Bƚu Diệp (1897-1946), a Vietnamese Servant of God, has been authorized by Pope Francis to be a Blessed, among others.

During the two-day meeting (November 9-10, 2024), the Talitha Kum Vietnam team visited families and children in Lam Dong (Da Lo-Nghet Parish, Bao Loc) to spread the message of proactively nurturing family happiness and protecting children from social pitfalls and the risk of abuse.

On November 8, 2024, Pope Francis appointed two new auxiliary bishops for the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia.

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with the people of Vietnam on the death of their former president Nguyen Phu Trong.

The cathedral witnessed the 19-year Vietnam War, a proxy conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia) that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Despite the continuous persecution, people came to the jungle to ask for prayers from Mary.

A Moving School Vietnam forum promoted good Catholics and citizens by helping the poor and marginalized in a rapidly changing Vietnam.

"Catechism does not only support young people to approach the doctrine of the Catholic, but it also helps them how to live and grow in harmony with people in the community, “ Maria said

St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions are known as the great cloud of witnesses from Vietnam.

In the Huang Hoa diocese of Vietnam, eighteen new priests were ordained, including three Hmong.

The Vatican confirmed a Resident Papal Representative in Hanoi with Vietnam.

St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate (SJJS) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, offers philosophy and theology programs for Jesuits, members of other religious orders, and lay people.

Bishop Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc of Phu Cuong diocese urged eleven newly ordained Jesuit priests to be living gospels for the salvation of God’s people in Vietnam on December 3. The bishop ordained the eleven Jesuit deacons to priests at St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc, Vietnam, on the feast of St. Francis Xavier.

Pope Francis has named Vietnam-born priest John-Nhan Tran an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Most kidney patients in Vietnam gather in the nation's big cities for medical care, as other places lack specialized equipment. Catholic sisters lead efforts to ease the patients' loneliness and financial burdens.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) stressed the need for priests, nuns, and laity to strengthen their communion with God and each other through worthy celebrations of sacraments.

"Treat your patients as if they were your parents," is the motto of Tadashi Hattori

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has requested the Ministry of National Defence and relevant parties to consider the repatriation from Vietnam of the remains of 49 Cambodian National Salvation soldiers who have lost their lives in the cause of national liberation from the Pol Pot genocidal regime.

According to the report of Unicef, Viet Nam SDGCW 2020-2021, there are 4.7 per 1000 women for the general abortion and the ratio of the abortion is 68 per 1000 at live birth in Vietnam.

The plenary assembly of the Vietnamese Bishops was held in the Thai Binh diocese in Vietnam from April 25 to 29, 2022.