Abstract
Beyond the common vision of Vietnamese Catholics as a group who supported the defense of South Vietnam at all costs, this article brings to light the thinking of those who contemplated the end of the war and its significance in terms of reconciliation. The history of this Catholic engagement for peace is the story of activism at the crossroads of religious and political spheres during the period 1962–1975. This group was particularly productive through an impressive number of publications, which offer a large corpus of texts over 15 years. Confronted by many challenges (religious, economic, political), this progressive wing endeavored to produce an analytic reflection based on Vatican II values, on the Vietnamese situation, and to participate in the building of a political alternative for their country.
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