The Tablet’s coverage of the Vietnam War reflected the shifting tide of the American public and the Church worldwide.
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Vietnamese Priests See Slow Improvements for Church in Communist Homeland
March 29 is the 50th anniversary of the U.S. military’s departure from Vietnam in 1973. Priests who were children at that time said the subsequent Communist victory two years did not end the Church there, but instead made Catholics more determined to grow their faith.
Clergy and Religious Faced Hazardous Duty in Vietnam Too
Catholics served with distinction during the U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War, but not all carried weapons or even served in uniform.
Only in Print: A Look Back at Notable Songs from the Vietnam War
With the emerging folk music boom of the early ’60s, anti-war anthems became a part of the dialogue regarding the conflict in Vietnam.
Texas Bishop Calls for Policy Change After Fire Kills Migrants in Mexican Border Facility
A fire that killed more than three dozen migrants at the National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juárez — the city that borders El Paso along the U.S-Mexico border — on the evening of March 27 was reportedly started by migrants who set mattresses ablaze to protest their pending deportation.
Pope Sends Medicine to Earthquake Victims in Turkey
Pope Francis sent pharmaceuticals to earthquake victims in Turkey, where two deadly earthquakes in February killed at least 50,000 people and left more than 200,000 buildings severely damaged or razed to the ground.
Church Leaders Welcome Move on Russian War Crimes in Ukraine, Decry Abduction of Ukrainian Children
Ukrainian church leaders have warned Russians they will have to answer for savagery inflicted on their country, following the International Criminal Court’s indictment of President Vladimir Putin for war crimes.
Suspect in Slaying of Mexican Jesuits Found Executed
The suspect in the June 2022 slaying of two elderly Jesuit priests and a man they were sheltering in their parish has been found dead after being killed execution-style. Such an end to a case — for which the Society of Jesus expressed deep dissatisfaction — reinforced Mexico’s reputation for impunity and rampant violence in regions controlled by drug cartels.
Pope’s Message of Hope Headed to Space, Audio Beamed Back to Earth
Pope Francis’ message of hope for humanity will be shot into earth’s orbit as a “nanobook” embedded inside a small satellite and his words will also be transmitted back to earth each day for ham radio reception.
Bishop Álvarez Proved Alive After Appearing in Staged TV Interview
Imprisoned Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez appeared unexpectedly on Nicaraguan television March 24, more than six weeks after refusing to be exiled from his country, opting instead to face his sentence of 26 years behind bars.