The Vietnamese Catholic Community celebrates the lunar new year with a traditional Tet festival Jan. 26 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The event is one of the most important celebrations in the Vietnamese culture. (Photo courtesy Dann Ebina)
Photo: Passion play
The Vietnamese Holy Martyrs Catholic Community commemorated Good Friday April 19 with a dramatic interpretation of Christ’s passion at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
FATHER VINCENT KIEN NGUYEN | 1952-2019
Vietnamese chaplain understood how to engage his community By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Vincent Kien Nguyen, who served as chaplain of Hawaii’s Vietnamese Catholic community for about 10 years, died in Orange County, California, on Jan. 14. He was 66 years old and a priest for 30 years. “I remember Father Kien as […]
Photo: Honoring the Vietnamese martyrs
Members of Hawaii’s Vietnamese Catholic Community carry a flower-laden platform carrying three reliquaries in a procession at the Mass for the feast of the Vietnamese Martyrs at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, Nov. 25. Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the afternoon Mass commemorating 117 martyrs who were canonized by St. John Paul II on […]