SCOUT· 61%57m·2026-10-20·FaithFrom refugee to Bishop: Michael Pham’s remarkable story of migration, vocation and advocacy
How can leaders in the church accompany migrants and refugees? Fr. James Martin, S.J., speaks with Bishop Michael Pham about how his background as a refugee has led him to accompany migrants today. Bishop Pham fled Vietnam in 1980 with his older sister and a younger brother, arriving first at a refugee camp in…
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“Such a gift to listen to this truly beautiful and remarkable story... and to receive a blessing at the end! Thank you Bishop Pham, Fr. Martin, Maggi Van Dorn ❤🙏”
“I worked with Vietnamese refugees in 1975 as a pastoral minister and felt then they would make an impact on the Church in the U. S. God bless you Bishop Pham for your work and your story.”
“With all "due" respect (and I do mean only "due" respect) to some of our "prelates" whose main concerns seem so be their overly embroidered regalia, their "capa magna", their incense and their Latin.... this, this is what a successor to the…”
“Oh and I also wanted to ask, any chance you will ever have Cardinal Tagle on your podcast? I follow him on YT anytime I can find a program he is on. I know he also just got "promoted" to a new role in the Vatican too.”
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