St. Paul de Chartres Sr. Josephine Huynh Thi Ly has been offering medical care and emotional support to people with HIV/AIDS at the state-run Central Hospital in Hue since 1997.
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"Vietnamese sisters are active in their ministries and charitable work and overloaded with their work so they have little sabbatical," one sister said.
In a 2019 Vietnam census, the rate of child marriage among the Hmong stood at 51.5%. Through education and other support, Catholic sisters aim to encourage people in ethnic communities to wait to marry at a legal age.
Photo essay - Catholic sisters in the provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Yen Bai in Vietnam offered traditional food and hosted festivities so those in need could celebrate the Lunar New Year, or Tet festival.