A Vatican delegation recently made a seven-day visit to Vietnam, to hold
discussions "on the presence and life of the Catholic Church in the
country."
Monsignor Celestino Migliore, undersecretary for relations with states, and
Monsignor Barnabas Nguyên Van Phuong, office director of the Congregation for
the Evangelization of Peoples, met with Vietnamese bishops and government
authorities, a statement by the Vatican Press Office said.
Discussions were also held on the appointment of possible bishops. Some
appointments will be published in the near future, while others will have to
await a response by the Vietnamese.
The delegation also visited the dioceses of Danang and Bui Chu.
"During the eucharistic concelebrations in the two episcopal sees, the
numerous faithful present manifested their profound communion with the
Pope," the Vatican note concluded.