Catholic theological institute to open in Vietnam
February 02, 2016
Vietnam’s bishops have announced that a theological institute will open in Ho Chi Minh City this coming September. The institute will offer courses in biblical and dogmatic theology.
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When Communist forces took over the city, formerly known as Saigon, in 1975, they confiscated a pontifical college and other Catholic higher educational institutions.
“The opening of a new Catholic educational facility is a positive if surprising development in a country whose Communist rulers have always been reticent vis-à-vis the Church’s educational initiatives,” AsiaNews noted.
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