Philippe Trần Văn Hoài

Philipphê Trần Văn Hoài, also known as Filippo (22 March 1929 – 2 February 2010) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate and activist.

In the 1980s, Hoài was mandated by the Vatican with the responsibility of shepherding the global Vietnamese Catholic diaspora. He organized a freedom of worship gathering, "Prayer Day for Peace in Viet Nam" at the Vatican with Pope John Paul II and leaders of the main Vietnamese religions. He also wrote the foreword to the first edition of ''The Road of Hope'', a book compiling the messages of the cardinal Nguyễn Văn Thuận during his 13-year imprisonment by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He celebrated 50 years of priesthood with the 2009 publication of his book, ''The Human Destiny of Jesus Christ'', which he dedicated to "the faithful of all religions". Provided by Wikipedia