Saturday, September 20, 2008

Hanoi Catholics Under Siege

Catholics and their supporters gather for a rally in front of the old Vatican Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, to ask for the return of the old embassy site, one of many church properties taken over by the government after 1954. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)






The old Vatican embassy, one of many church properties taken over by the government since 1954, is seen in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Catholics and their supporters gather for a rally to ask for the return of church land Friday. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

10:30 pm EST - A Vietnamese priest who is monitoring the news from Hanoi tells me that the former Vatican embassy has been bulldozed with damage sustained by neighboring structure.
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