Nguyen Vu

Condolences and emotion accompanied the news of the death of the Vietnamese priest, for 38 years at the helm of the only Catholic voice in Asia. He always called his work in the communications industry an "honor”. To the faithful of the remote areas he was "a source of happiness and spirituality." Buddhist in Manila: he infused "peace and inner calm."

Vilified by the government for his defence of religious freedom, the bishop is too ill to participate. Prelates will discuss next year’s jubilee and a possible papal visit. They will also talk about seminary training, aid to victims of typhoon Ketsana and the beatification of François Pallu and Pierre Lambert de la Motte.