Hanoi - Hundreds of Vietnamese Catholics have been holding prayer vigils over the past week, seeking the return from the government of Catholic-owned properties. They include land owned by the Thai Ha parish, and an office that once belonged to an Apostolic delegate - both located in Hanoi. Many in the Catholic community are furious at a government refusal to hand the properties back, despite earlier promises from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to resolve the disputes during a meeting with the Archbishop of Hanoi last month.

Presenter - Girish Sawlani Speaker - Father Paul Chu Van Chi, chairman of the Vietnamese Catholic Pastoral Centre; Most Venerable Thich Quang Ba, senior deputy chair for the Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of Australia and New Zealand

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