Lộc Hưng parish set up a shelter for 13 war veterans. Since 2013, priests have organized initiatives for health care and spiritual support for over 6,000 veterans, 3,500 since 2017. Most are Buddhist or follow ancestral worship, but some of them have become Catholics.
She spent three years in prison after a conviction on false charges. Redemptorists in Saigon took her in on the evening of her release. Quickly, she reiterated her commitment to human rights and democracy. Prison, she said, "helps activists grow in the peaceful struggle."
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