A Vietnamese bishop told Vatican News that Vietnamese Catholics “are appreciated for our strong faith, but also we face all the challenges like everyone else, in particular now with AI and with mass media.”
Auxiliary Bishop Dominic Nguyễn Tuan Anh of Xuân Lộc made his remarks after an April 24 papal audience with Vietnam’s bishops, who were in Rome for their ad limina visit.
“The Vietnamese Church is a family, and in our culture, family is very strong,” the prelate said. “The Church has also been blessed by God’s grace and by the blood of our martyrs … So we need to unite; we need to unify, and with God’s grace, we can face this challenge in the way of faith, in the way of hope.”
Located in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a Communist nation of 106.7 million (map) that is 48% Buddhist and 10% Christian, with 12% adhering to ethnic religions.