Religion
Religion Bulletin—January 2026: Rights Concerns Raised Over Treatment of Hòa Hảo Buddhists in An Giang Province
Notable Religious Events in January 2026: Authorities in An Giang Province Pressured Independent Hòa Hảo Buddhists; Nhất Quán Đạo (Yiquandao)...
Religion Bulletin – December 2025 – Father Trương Bửu Diệp Advances Toward Beatification While Independent Religious Groups in Việt Nam Face Persistent Controls
Notable Religious Events in December 2025: The Catholic Church in Việt Nam Gains a New Martyr on the Path to...
At the Border of Faith and Migration: A Conversation with Bishop Michael Phạm
The life of Bishop Michael Phạm has been shaped by movements across borders. Born in Việt Nam and displaced at...
Việt Nam 2025: 10 Major Religious Events That Shaped the Year
The year 2025 witnessed a series of notable religious events that had far-reaching impacts on social life, both domestically and...
Catholic Church and Việt Nam: Is Coexistence Possible?
The survival of Catholicism in Việt Nam is undoubtedly one of the most significant challenges the Church is facing in...
Religion Bulletin – November 2025 – Gia Lai Restores School Property to the Divine Word Province; Vĩnh Long Jails a Khmer Buddhist Adherent
Notable religious events in November 2025: Authorities Block Falun Gong Practitioners From Proselytizing in Thái Nguyên; Provincial Government Returns School...
Blessed Andrew of Phú Yên, the Protomartyr of Việt Nam, Commemorated by Pope Leo
Editor's Note: The recent floods in Việt Nam struck hardest in what was once Phú Yên Province, which is now...
Religion Bulletin – October 2025 Authorities Arrest Central Highlands Christ Believers; International Groups Voice Concern Over Việt Nam’s Re-Election to the UN Human Rights Council
Notable Religious Developments in October 2025Authorities Repeatedly Obstruct Worship Activities of the World Mission Society Church of God Believers.Đắk Lắk...
Geopolitics and Religion in Việt Nam
In 2015, the journal Hérodote published “Géopolitique des religions au Việt Nam. Les voies multipolaires d’une société civile confessionnelle” (“Religious...
Monk Thích Minh Tuệ and the Boundaries Between Faith and Control
Thích Minh Tuệ, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk born Lê Anh Tú in 1981 in Hà Tĩnh Province, has become a...
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