Quotes of the Day

An elderly woman passes by St Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, 05 March, 2007
Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

Open quoteWe came to pray peacefully. Why did they have to beat us?Close quote

  • NGUYEN THI PHUC,
  • one of 300 Vietnamese protesters confronted by Hanoi police while rallying for the release of four Catholic parishioners who were arrested Aug. 28
Photo: Julian Abram Wainwright / EPA | Source: AP