Vietnam Catholics urged to live Lent spirit during pandemic
Prelates call on faithful to care for those who are suffering, abandoned and threatened by Covid-19
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Vicar general Father Anthony Nguyen Van Thang places ash on the heads of the faithful at Hanoi Cathedral on Ash Wednesday on Feb. 17. (Photo: tonggiaophanhanoi.org)
Bishops in Vietnam have called on Catholics to follow Lent practices to bring solidarity and peace to people during the Covid-19 pandemic and care for the creation.
Bishop Cosme Hoang Van Dat of Bac Ninh said Christians enter Lent — a period of 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday — with growing concern about the coronavirus pandemic, which threatens human life and has caused economic decline and social disorder.