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Vietnamese bishop: Government permitted Christmas celebrations for first time

December 30, 2009

A Vietnamese bishop is reporting that the government for the first time has permitted the free celebration of Christmas in three northwestern provinces. “I am very happy that local Catholics have the freedom to celebrate Christmas this year,” said Bishop Antoine Vu Huy Chuong of Hung Hoá, who ministers in an area of the nation where only 3.1% of residents are Catholic.

 

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Fri2 May
Easter

Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Athanasius (295-373), Bishop of Alexandria and a great defender of the orthodox faith, throughout his life opposed the Arian heresy. By denying the Godhead of the Word the Arians turned Christ into a mere man, only higher in grace than others in the eyes of…

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