Vietnam
Final Vows, an invitation to conversion
On the second Sunday of Advent, 5 December, five Vietnamese Jesuits – three priests and two brothers – professed their Final Vows in a Mass...read more
Priests in the prophetic mission: Jesuit ordination in Vietnam
Six Vietnamese Jesuit deacons were ordained priests in the chapel of St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc, on 3 December by Most Rev Emmanuel...read more
Gathering the keepers of Jesuit memory: The first JCAP Archivists meeting
While writing and keeping the memory of the Society has been a long-standing practice since the time of the generalate of St Ignatius, the Archives...read more
To be an instrument of God’s Grace: Diaconate ordination in Japan
Vietnamese Jesuit Nguyễn Văn Toàn SJ was ordained to the Diaconate by Tokyo Archbishop Tarcisius Kikuchi Isao SVD on 6 March in the chapel of...read more
Vietnam Jesuits celebrate ordination of three new priests
It was a joyful occasion on 3 December, the Feast of St Francis Xavier, as three Jesuits from Vietnam were ordained to the priesthood bringing...read more
Widespread floods hit parts of Vietnam and Cambodia
Extreme rainfall from three typhoons (Noul, Linfa, and Nangka) that hit in the first two weeks of October has severely affected people in central Vietnam...read more
Finding my vocation through the Spiritual Exercises
It can be said that my vocation was kindled by God at an early age. I longed to find meaning in life when I witnessed...read more
Two new deacons in Vietnam
Jesuit scholastics Dominic Vũ Chí Kiên SJ and Dominic Đỗ Hùng Dinh SJ were ordained as deacons in the chapel of Saint Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate...read more
The joy of simplicity
Vietnam is a very beautiful country, not only because of its natural scenery but also for its people. I had never actually thought of going...read more