Welcome to Liên Đoàn Phaolô Hạnh’s Official Webpage!
Thank you for visiting our official web page! Established in 1987, our league of chapters is situated in the north eastern region of the united states. This year we celebrated our 32nd anniversary. Currently, we serve 12 active chapters throughout the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Feel free to browse our links and menu tabs to learn more about our chapters, events, and resources.
Formerly known as Miền Đông Bắc, our league of chapters has formally taken a new name: Liên Đoàn Phaolô Hạnh, after the Vietnamese Martyr Saint Phaolô Hạnh. Saint Phaolô Hạnh was born in 1827 and died defending his faith in 1859. Born to a Christian family in the apostolic vicariate of West Cochinchina (in modern Vietnam), Saint Phaolô Hạnh and two of his brothers joined a band of highwaymen and burglars, with Phaolô Hạnh as their leader. When he insisted that the thieves return some of their loot to the poor, they betrayed him to the authorities, accusing him of treason by collaborating with the French. Arrested, Phaolô Hạnh denied the treason but proclaimed himself a sinful Christian and refused to renounce his faith. As a result he was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of emperor Tu-Duc. He was later venerated in 1908 and beatified in 1909 by Pope Pius X. Pope John Paul II canonized Saint Phaolô Hạnh in 1988. You may find more bibliographical information on our league of chapters’ patron saint under the Ban Chấp Hành LĐ page.
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Our Local Chapters
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Đoàn Đức Mẹ Lavang
Located in Worcester, MA
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Đoàn Gioan Phaolo II
Located in South Plainfield, NJ
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Đoàn Gioan Tông Đồ
Located in Dorchester, MA
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Đoàn Kitô Vua
Located in Medford, MA
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Đoàn Phaolô Lê Bảo Tịnh
Located in West Hartford, CT
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Đoàn Saviô
Located in Springfield, MA
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Đoàn Têrêsa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Đoàn Thánh Bernadette
Located in Randolph, MA
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Đoàn Tôma Thiện
Located in Buffalo, NY
At the end of his general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 8, International Women's Day, Pope Francis led a round of applause for women.
He thanked the world's women "for their commitment to building a more humane society" through their ability to see and understand the world "with a creative gaze and tender heart."
"It is right for them to be able to express these skills in every sphere, not just within the family," he wrote in the preface to a book, "More Women's Leadership for a Better World: Caring as the Engine for Our Common Home."