“The permanent presence of an apostolic vicar will help the people of God in Vietnam feel concrete communion with the Holy Father, live out and bear witness to the Gospel among the nation more actively,” Archbishop Joseph Nguyen Nang of Ho Chi Minh City, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam, said after an agreement between the Holy See and Vietnam that allows for a resident papal representative in the Southeast Asian nation.
Horizons - Lent is an opportunity for us to have a close relationship with those living in poverty, to understand their difficulties and be willing to share with them because they are the special image of God.