Archbishop Giuse Đặng Đức Ngân administers sacraments to 220 ethnic minority individuals and 100 children

Archbishop Giuse Đặng Đức Ngân administered the sacraments of initiation to 220 ethnic minority members and the sacrament of Confirmation to 100 children at Khe Sanh Parish on October 4, 2026. The liturgy, which celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, took place in the mountainous border region of Quang Tri province.

During the Mass, Archbishop Ngân noted the intense vitality of the Church and the hope present among the ethnic minority communities. The parish priest, Father Matthieu Phan Van Tuyen, provided an overview of the parish history and the work of spreading the Gospel throughout the mountain mission stations in the province.

The Archbishop was joined by several priests, including the dean of the Quang Tri deanery, Father Paul Tran Van Quang, and Father Dominic Le Duy Khanh, the director of the Hue Minor Seminary. Other concelebrants included Monsignor Anton Duong Quynh, Father Matthew Phan Van Tuyen, retired priests, assistant priests of Khe Sanh, and priests from the Sacred Heart Congregation.