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Saintly nun
serves as a
model of Churches across Vietnam returned to normal
reconciliation during Christmas week and stopped online
Jan 2, 2021 Masses after a year of liturgical disruption caused
by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Epiphany's
manifesto for although attendees had to follow the "new normal"
India's lessons of love and
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community hands. Jan 3, 2021
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Pakistan Catholic bishops in the country had to cancel their Myanmar of justice
Dec 31, 2020 biannual meeting scheduled for April because of and peace
Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, which prompted Jan 1, 2021
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New year brings rays
Let us build a
of hope for families of
new The bishops also failed to have any national
disappeared
Myanmar of program to mark the 60th anniversary of Jan 1, 2021
justice and establishing the Vietnam Church hierarchy, which Mary's lessons in
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would have been organized in October-November.
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catechetical cartoons
for victims of
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The burning Hindu
Dec 31, 2020 La Vang in Quang Tri province also could not temples of Pakistan
materialize as the pandemic lockdown hindered its Dec 31, 2020
9 completion.
As normalcy returns,
Argentina
legalizes The pandemic forced Archbishop Marek Zalewski, new year to thaw
abortion Vietnam-Vatican ties
the non-resident ponti cal representative to
during rst 14 Dec 31, 2020
weeks of Vietnam based in Singapore, to cancel his visits to
pregnancy the dioceses in Vietnam. His last visit was to Hue The social suicide of
Dec 31, 2020 Japan's 'hikikomori'
in January.
Dec 28, 2020
10 During Christmas in 2019, Catholics in Vietnam

New year were cautiously optimistic about the state-run From Our
brings rays of media’s reports that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Partner
hope for
Phuc had invited the Vatican’s Secretary of State La Croix
families of International
disappeared Cardinal Pietro Parolin to visit the country in early
Jan 1, 2021 2020 and to establish a permanent resident papal A different
representative in the country. kind of
Christmas
However, the pandemic meant suspending
meetings and travel, forcing both sides to suspend Pope
Francis'
any new moves.
Christmas in
The Vietnam-Holy See Joint Working Group, which
meets every year to discuss issues relating to
establishing diplomatic ties, did not occur in 2020. Seven ways

to celebrate
Its last meeting was in Rome in 2019. Christmas
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not love,
Vietnamese bishop Vietnam Catholics whom could
shows Christmas asked to avoid
love to market lavish Christmas
Incarnation
and a
Theology of
Vietnam disaster Catholics praised
victims feel real for helping
Christmas spirit Vietnam's
In October, Vietnam and the Vatican agreed on the

legal statutes of a resident ponti cal
representative to Vietnam. Both sides plan to
announce the resident ponti cal representative in
early 2021, top-ranking church o cials say.
Mass on
Vietnam severed ties with the Vatican in 1975 Demand –
Sunday 3
when northern communist forces took control of
US-backed South Vietnam and reuni ed the nation.
Sunday
It expelled the last Vatican nuncio 45 years ago. Gospel
re ection
However, Vietnam’s ties with the Vatican have
improved over the years. Readings of
the Day:
High-ranking government o cials, who The
paid courtesy Christmas visits to local bishops this
year, lauded Catholic contributions to the country’s Lord, may I
Covid-19 ght and generous donations to natural always
seek Your
disaster victims in central provinces.
State-run media also reported various Christmas O God,

make
celebrations throughout the country, departing Epiphany
from earlier attitudes that ignored Christian
celebrations.
Clearly, Vietnam is determined to have diplomatic Holy Name

of Jesus
ties with the Vatican as part of efforts to build its
international image.
The seven million Catholics in the country

maintain high hopes about their country
formalizing diplomatic ties with the Vatican in the
new year.
All hopes now depend on how soon the pandemic

subsides across the world, particularly Europe, so
that life can return to normal.
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10 During Christmas in 2019, Catholics in Vietnam

establishing diplomatic ties, did not occur in 2020. Seven ways

In October, Vietnam and the Vatican agreed on the

State-run media also reported various Christmas O God,

Clearly, Vietnam is determined to have diplomatic Holy Name

The seven million Catholics in the country

All hopes now depend on how soon the pandemic

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