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Economic woes, domestic discord, distress migration, and disregard for faith practice eat into vocations in Hue Archdiocese

When Sr. Agnes Hoang Minh Trang was in charge of a mixed choir at a parish in Thua Thien Hue province in Vietnam in 2005, a choir member ...

Through the many ups and downs in history, Hue has managed to preserve a rich and one-of-a-kind system of craft villages and is considered a keeper of the quintessence of Vietnamese crafts.

Through the many ups and downs in history, Hue has managed to preserve a rich and one-of-a-kind system of craft villages and is considered a keeper of the quintessence of Vietnamese crafts. For more than 300 years (1636-1945), Hue was the capital of Vietnamese monarchy dynasties, including 13 dynasties of the Nguyen family, the last feudal dynasty of Vietnam. The city, therefore, became a gathering place of many traditional crafts, including unique crafts originating from the system of office cr...

Paschal candles, grains of incense treasured in Vietnam Vietnamese Catholics revere symbols of Christs resurrection during Easter Trending Thaddeus Truong Minh Than lights candles at his home on Holy Saturday night in Thua Thien Hue province. (Photo: UCA News) On Holy Saturday nights, Thaddeus Truong Minh Than lights candles in his home and recites prayers to thank God for saving him from a road accident. He was found lying unconscious under a truck which hit him while he was riding a motorbike...

Vietnamese Catholics revere ancestors in Tet festival Christians join those of other creeds in performing filial duties to honor their ancestors for the new lunar year Trending Elders in traditional costumes perform ancestor worship rites in Uu Diem village on Feb. 8. (Photo: UCA News) The Tet festival is a wonderful opportunity for people including Catholics in central Vietnam to perform filial duties to their ancestors.    On Feb. 8, young people repainted altars and incense tables vermili...