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Vietnam's first Catholic university opens It is the first ever institution of its kind since the south-east Asian nation was reunified under communist rule in 1975. ucanews.com reporter Vietnam December 27, 2016 Vietnam's first Catholic university has opened, beginning its first academic year with 23 students, ucanews.com reports. The Catholic Institute of Vietnam, the first such body since the country was reunified under communist rule in 1975, was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on September 14. "The institute aims to enhance theological knowledge and competence among all priests, religious and laypeople," Bishop Joseph Dinh Duc Dao, rector of the institute, said at the opening ceremony. Theological understanding is very necessary for Catholics to live a true life of faith in a fast changing society," he added.
