Vietnam Bans Celebration of Christmas

Dec 24, 2002 00:00

HANOI, Vietnam, DEC. 24, 2002 (ZENIT.org).- The Vietnamese government has stepped up its campaign against the Montagnard minority to keep them from celebrating Christmas.

The Montagnards, who live in the southern and central highlands of this communist-led country of 81 million, are mostly Christians.

The U.S.-based Montagnard Foundation (http://www.montagnard-foundation.org) said that the communist authorities announced they would enforce fines of about $10 against any Montagnard caught celebrating Christmas. Officials have also threatened the minority with arrest, imprisonment and even the death penalty, the foundation said.

The group also charged that government forces, since Dec. 15, have arrested anyone they suspect of having supported the Montagnard Foundation.

The authorities contend that those arrested belong to the United Front for the Struggle of the Oppressed Races, a group fighting for independence from Vietnam.

Spirituality

1918 Ugandan Martyrs Died Young

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 26, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II will soon beatify two Ugandan catechists, following this week´s proclamation of decrees recognizing a miracle attributed to them.

Apr 26, 2002 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Spirituality

Holy Thursday Collection Earmarked for Latin and Caribbean Poor

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 15, 2002 (Zenit.org).- At John Paul II´s request, the collection during the Mass on Holy Thursday in the Vatican will be allocated to Latin America´s Indians and mestizos.

Mar 15, 2002 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Ex-Rector of Irish College Named Bishop of Killala

DUBLIN, Ireland (Zenit.org).- John Paul II has appointed Monsignor John Fleming, former rector of the Irish College, Rome, as bishop of Killala.

Feb 19, 2002 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Hispanic Catholic Radio Inaugurated in New York

NEW YORK, DEC. 2, 2001 (Zenit.org).- New York´s first Hispanic Catholic radio broadcasting station was inaugurated last week.

Dec 02, 2001 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Sudanese Priest Killed in Ugandan Ambush

TORIT, Sudan, NOV. 26, 2001 (Zenit.org).- The rebel Lord´s Resistance Army (LRA) ambushed a commercial vehicle in Uganda, killing a Sudanese priest and a number of other passengers, the Torit Diocese reported today.

Nov 26, 2001 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

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