Meet Vietnam’s nuns who risk their health to keep serving the poor

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Meet Vietnam’s nuns who risk their health to keep serving the poor

Vietnam’s women religious, who staff much of the church’s healthcare and charitable work, increasingly face burnout, chronic illness and injury as pastoral demands outpace personnel, prompting congregations to promote sabbaticals, health checks and a new emphasis on self-care

Sr. Anna Huynh Thi Binh receives treatment at Hue Traditional Medicine Hospital on May 23, 2026. (Photo : Joachim Pham)

By Joachim Pham
Published: July 31, 2026 06:53 AM GMT
Updated: July 31, 2026 06:53 AM GMT

The temperature was pushing nearly 40 degrees Celsius when Sr. Anna Huynh Thi Binh collapsed

It was midmorning on May 20, and the St. Paul de Chartres nun had already spent hours with her congregation preparing and distributing free meals to some 100 patients and their families at Hue Central Hospital. Witnesses said she suddenly grew dizzy, fell to the floor, and began to convulse

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This article first appeared on Global Sisters Report and is republished by UCA News in association with Global Catholic

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