Vietnam at that time, of course, was part of the French colonial empire. Today Vietnam and the Vatican have no official diplomatic relations, but both sides have been warming to each other slowly ...

Decades after Vietnam broke free of its colonial chains, cathedrals built by the French have become Vietnamese cultural attractions. ... Tan Dinh Church stands on Hai Ba Trung Street in District 3.

That is Nang Gu Church located at 1779 on National Road No 91, Binh An 2 hamlet, An Hoa Commune, Chau Thanh District. The church currently is led by Father Peter Nguyen Van Mieu and has about 5,500 ...

According to 2016 estimates, Vietnam has some 95.54 million people, 6.6 percent of them are Christians. According to Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam, there were 6,745,823 Catholics in the ...

The head of the Catholic Church in Vietnam has invited Pope Francis to the communist-led Southeast Asian nation as it aims for full diplomatic ties with the Holy See. “We earnestly invite you to come ...