Vietnamese nuns remember mass exodus in 1950s under Geneva agreement
(GSR Staff. National Catholic Reporter)
“It was a turning point in my religious life. I believe everything is arranged by divine providence.”
Vietnam
Vietnam-Vatican working group hold first meeting
(Carol Glatz. OSV News)
The Vatican-Vietnam joint working group held its first meeting since last year’s important agreement allowing for a papal representative to reside in Vietnam and the establishment of an office there to support Vietnam’s estimated 6.5 million Catholics.
The meeting, held in Hanoi May 17, was co-chaired by Le Thi Thu Hang, Vietnam’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, and Msgr. Miroslaw Wachowski, the Vatican’s undersecretary for relations with states, who also headed the Vatican delegation, the Vatican said in a written communique the same day.
It said, “The meeting is the first to take place following the conclusion, on the 27th of July 2023, of the agreement between Vietnam and the Holy See,” which came after years of negotiations, and allows for a resident papal representative.
Top Vatican aide closes Vietnam visit, stresses joy to seminarians
(CRUX. Elise Ann Allen).
British Archbishop Paul Gallagher closed a 5-day visit to Vietnam over the weekend after meeting with top civil and ecclesial authorities, and telling seminarians to persevere in joy and charity, even amid difficulty. The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Gallagher visited the communist-led nation of Vietnam from April 9-14, meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính, and Minister of Internal Affairs Phạm Thị Thanh Trà.
Vatican’s top diplomat visits Vietnam, fueling speculation of Pope Francis visit
(OACHIM PHAM. NCReporter).
The Vatican’s foreign minister emphasized Pope Francis’ care for Catholics in Vietnam and the pontiff’s desire for full diplomatic relations with the Communist country, during a first-of-its-kind visit in April.
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, secretary for relations with states at the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, was accompanied by Msgr. John David Putzer for the April 9-14 trip, organized at the invitation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam.
La Santa Sede y Vietnam: un giro que viene de lejos
(Sara Toffano AsiaNews).
Los encuentros de monseñor Gallagher en Hanoi han puesto sobre el tapete la singular historia de las relaciones entre el catolicismo vietnamita y el poder político. Un tema retomado hace unas semanas en París en una interesante conferencia de la profesora Claire Tran en la sede del Mep. Partiendo de las “instrucciones” dadas por el Papa Alejandro VII en 1659 al primer vicario apostólico Pierre Lambert de la Motte.
Giúp Công giáo “đem tình thương đến với mọi người”
We don’t know vietnamese neither, but we hit the button for automatic translation into our language because the article is interesting 😉
( TRẦN MẠNH DƯƠNG. Nhán Dán ).
NDO – Sáng 10/4, Bộ trưởng Nội vụ Phạm Thị Thanh Trà tiếp Tổng Giám mục, Bộ trưởng Ngoại giao Tòa thánh Vatican Paul Richard Gallagher đang có chuyến thăm Việt Nam.
Vatican’s top diplomat begins a 6-day visit to Vietnam aimed at normalizing relations
(ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL. Associated Press).
The Vatican’s top diplomat began a six-day visit to Vietnam on Tuesday as a part of efforts to normalize relations with the communist nation. Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s foreign minister, met his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son and expressed the Vatican’s “gratitude” for the progress that has been made to improve ties. The visit took place after Archbishop Marek Zalewski became the first Vatican representative to live and open an office in the Southeast Asian country.