Our Lady of La Vang!

"VIETNAM: 500,000 attend ceremony at Marian shrine"

Cardinal Ivan Dias was there, too.

As Pope Benedict's "personal representative..."


And the CWR -- once more! -- has the story. These snippets are from the March 2011.


"An estimated 500,000 people attended the closing ceremonies of the Jubilee Year for the Vietnamese Catholic Church, braving heavy rain and official discouragement by the government to participate in the celebration at a beloved Marian shrine.

"Cardinal Ivan Dias, the prefect of the Congregation for Evangelization, acted as the Pope's personal representative to the closing ceremonies, which were held at the sanctuary of Our Lady of La Vang.

"More than 40 bishops and 1,200 priests participated in the closing ceremonies..."