According to Church documents, Blessed Andrew Phu Yen, who was born at Mang Lang parish in Phu Yen province in 1625, was baptized in 1641 and joined a group of catechists the following year. The ...

Saint Andrew Phu Yen was killed at the age of 20 during a wave of persecution by Vietnamese kings. Born in 1625 or 1626, he was baptised by the great Jesuit missionary, Fr Alexandre de Rhodes, who ...

Children on performers at Blessed Andrew Phú Yên Parish on Sunday, June 13 (Credit: Kha Tran/Courtesy to Crux.) O’Connell first got requests to create a Vietnamese parish in the archdiocese in ...

Quy Nhon (Agenzia Fides) - Gatherings of catechists, holy masses and celebrations in various dioceses of Vietnam marked the traditional Day dedicated to catechists, which in Vietnam coincides with the ...

Afterwards Andrew Phu Yen was privileged to receive his martyrdom on July 26, 1644, becoming the First Witness of the Vietnamese Church." Through the faithful example and prayers of Saint Andrew, Mang ...

The combination of Eastern and Western architecture makes Mang Lang worth a visit and Catholics may want to peruse the documents about the life of Saint Andrew Phu Yen. His statue stands solemnly on a ...

Quy Nhon (Agenzia Fides) - Gatherings of catechists, holy masses and celebrations in various dioceses of Vietnam marked the traditional Day dedicated to catechists, which in Vietnam coincides with the ...