`No request' for Papal invitation

Hanoi - Vietnam yesterday said Catholic bishops in the country had not asked the government to issue a formal invitation to the…

Hanoi - Vietnam yesterday said Catholic bishops in the country had not asked the government to issue a formal invitation to the Pope.

The Vatican news agency Fides said last week Vietnam's Catholic bishops wanted Pope John Paul to visit next August to conclude celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of an apparition of the Virgin Mary at La Vang.

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