Aug 6, 2025
Elisabeth Nguyen Thi Thu Hong joins the podcast to tell the
inspiring story of her older brother, Venerable Francis-Xavier
Nguyen Van Thuan, the heroic Vietnamese Cardinal who was imprisoned
by the Communists for 13 years, 8 of those in solitary confinement.
Thuan was descended from a line of Vietnamese martyrs, and his
uncle was the devout Catholic President and Prime Minister of
Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, who himself was something of a martyr.
Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan: Man of Joy and Hope https://ignatius.com/cardinal-nguyen-van-thuan-cfntp/
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