Following Pope Francis, Saigon Redemptorists take action at Lent for the poor and the marginalised
Working with a grocery store, the priests offer daily meals for 100 destitute people. They devote special care to war veterans abandoned by the government. Catholic and non-Catholic volunteers and doctors provide medical care. In conjunction with the Lunar New Year, 7,000 people go on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help every day.
