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Papal envoy presides over first Vietnamese beatification rite

A special mass was held in a church in Ca Mau for Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, a priest killed while protecting parishioners in 1946.

Published: 3:07pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 9:08am, 9 Jul 2026

Tens of thousands of Catholics flocked to a small parish in the Mekong Delta on Thursday, for the first beatification ceremony held on Vietnamese soil. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided as papal envoy over the special mass. Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, a priest killed while protecting parishioners in 1946, was declared “blessed” during the ceremony.

Correction: This video has been updated to correct errors in the names of the interviewees.

Papal envoy presides over first Vietnamese beatification rite

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A special mass was held in a church in Ca Mau for Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, a priest killed while protecting parishioners in 1946.