Retired Hanoi Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet has returned to his diocese and now lives in the monastery of Chau Son.
Pope Benedict has accepted the resignation of Hanoi Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet because of illness.
Hanoi Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet will resign later this week, reports from Vietnam indicate.
In a surprise early return, Hanoi Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet has arrived home after a month in Rome receiving treatment for insomnia and stress.
As the Vietnamese church marks the opening of its Jubilee Year, Hanoi Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet has reportedly submitted his resignation to the Pope under pressure from the government.
On Monday Nov. 23, Cardinals Roger Etchegaray, André Vingt-Trois and Bernard Francis Law joined Vietnamese bishops, priests and an estimate of 120,000 faithful of northern dioceses [...]
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