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Christians represent a significant minority in Vietnam: Catholics and Protestants were reported to compose 7% and 2% of the country's population respectively in 2020. However, the real number of Christian in Vietnam is 10% to 12%.
Today, however, Christianity continues to thrive in Vietnam despite ongoing challenges such as government restrictions on religious freedom. The Catholic Church remains one of largest religious institutions in Vietnam with millions of adherents across all regions.
Persecuted Christians in Vietnam such as the Hmong and Montagnard people groups have endured severe persecution for their religious practices; they often face physical violence, exile, stateless status, arrest, incarceration and forced renunciation of faith.
What does Open Doors do to help Christians in Vietnam? Open Doors works through local partners to strengthen persecuted believers in Vietnam by providing relief and practical aid, advocacy support, Christian resources, leadership and discipleship training, and socio-economic development projects.
Christianity in Vietnam was introduced in the 16th century by missionaries from Europe’s main Catholic evangelist countries, France, Spain and Portugal.
This article surveys the situation of Christianity in Vietnam since the fall of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) to the Communist North Vietnam in April 1975.
Vietnamese authorities reacted to Hmong Christian growth by denying its existence, publishing anti-Christian propaganda, and restricting religious freedom.
To understand Christianity and its contribution to freedom in Vietnam, one first needs to consider Vietnam's political history, as well as Christianity's intersection with an ancient culture. This chapter examines the interplay between Christianity and the state, and how this affects the human flourishing that accompanies freedom during three ...
Overview: Vietnam has a repressive Communist government that actively restricts Christian worship in many ways. While Christian worship is legal, the government views Christians and churches as a threat to its power and control. Minority tribal groups, such as the Hmong, generally face the most violent and harsh forms of persecution, while ...
Catholicism’s relationship with Vietnam’s rulers was uneasy: the kings were wary of its doctrine of equality in the eyes of God, a belief that directly challenged the feudal Confucian system that legitimated their control.