Vatican Urges Faithful To Revive Efforts For Sainthood Cause Of Cardinal Van Thuan

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From CNA:

Cardinal Van Thuan poses with members of his family, including siblings, nieces, and nephews, during the consistory to make him a cardinal in Rome in 2001. His youngest sister, Elisabeth Nguyen, is pictured on the bottom right. Credit: Photo courtesy of Elisabeth Nguyen

The beatification cause of Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is receiving renewed attention from the Vatican 50 years after he was first imprisoned by the communist government of Vietnam, according to the cardinal’s sister.

Elisabeth Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, Van Thuan’s youngest sister and last living sibling, told CNA that the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints is encouraging Catholics to revive their efforts toward the cause as it launches a new webpage devoted to the Vietnamese cardinal, whose meditations on hope and forgiveness have inspired Catholics for decades.

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