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Petitioners lose battle to keep Vietnam's 135-year-old cathedral

Petitioners lose battle to keep Vietnam's 135-year-old cathedral

With the government rejecting a petition not to demolish and rebuild the Bui Chu Cathedral in Nam Dinh Province, the dismantling work has resumed.
91-year-old man has grown his hair for over 70 years

91-year-old man has grown his hair for over 70 years

Nguyen Van Chien, a Tien Giang Province resident, has not cut his hair for 70 years, and it is five meters long now.
November 15, 2019 | 04:23 pm GMT+7
Beautiful churches from a distant north

Beautiful churches from a distant north

Century-old churches in northern Vietnam are an attraction worth preserving.
September 06, 2019 | 02:08 pm GMT+7
Vietnam promotes Buddhist discourse with social network

Vietnam promotes Buddhist discourse with social network

The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam announced the launch of its own social network Saturday at the Tam Chuc Pagoda.
May 13, 2019 | 02:54 pm GMT+7
China putting minority Muslims in 'concentration camps,' US says

China putting minority Muslims in 'concentration camps,' US says

The United States accused China Friday of putting well more than a million minority Muslims in “concentration camps.”
May 04, 2019 | 10:25 am GMT+7
Blaze devastates Notre-Dame, Paris firefighters fear for one bell tower

Blaze devastates Notre-Dame, Paris firefighters fear for one bell tower

A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral Monday, destroying the roof of the historic Paris landmark in a roaring blaze as firefighters battled to prevent one of the main bell towers from collapsing.
April 16, 2019 | 07:41 am GMT+7
Ahead of LGBT+ crackdown, fleeing Bruneians fear for friends back home

Ahead of LGBT+ crackdown, fleeing Bruneians fear for friends back home

The incoming Islamic law in Brunei that punishes LGBT+ people with whipping, stoning or death for same-sex activity has made many flee for fear of their lives.
April 02, 2019 | 04:55 pm GMT+7
Stop exorcisms, stick to Buddhism, pagoda told

Stop exorcisms, stick to Buddhism, pagoda told

A pagoda in Quang Ninh Province has been sanctioned after a follower sparked outrage with comments linking a rape and murder to karma.
March 24, 2019 | 09:56 pm GMT+7
Woman’s karma comment puts pagoda practices in the dock

Woman’s karma comment puts pagoda practices in the dock

A northern Vietnam pagoda gets flak for paid exorcisms and propagating ‘superstitions’ after a follower blames murder on victim’s karma.
March 23, 2019 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
Signal summit on sex abuse opens at Vatican

Signal summit on sex abuse opens at Vatican

Pope Francis kicks off a red-letter global child protection summit Thursday for reflections on the sex abuse crisis.
February 21, 2019 | 11:27 am GMT+7
Inside one of the oldest church complexes in Saigon

Inside one of the oldest church complexes in Saigon

The Congregation of the Holy Cross Lovers and Thu Thiem Church were built more than 160 years ago along the Saigon River in District 2.
February 13, 2019 | 04:21 pm GMT+7
Vietnam’s crisis of faith is destroying its festivals

Vietnam’s crisis of faith is destroying its festivals

There was a time when festivals were innocent, earnest celebrations, but the destruction of pagodas and temples after independence has drained public spirituality.
January 25, 2019 | 02:08 pm GMT+7
A Vietnamese woman becomes a Muslim, is shunned, then accepted

A Vietnamese woman becomes a Muslim, is shunned, then accepted

A Hanoian who returned from Saudi Arabia as a Muslim has won over initially hostile neighbors with her piety.
January 10, 2019 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
Vietnam’s unique religion and the center of its universe

Vietnam’s unique religion and the center of its universe

The Holy See of Caodaism is in the southern province of Tay Ninh.
November 07, 2018 | 12:01 pm GMT+7
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