Vietnamese Catholic community finds new home in Franklin

Cheri Perkins Mantz reports in our Catholic Herald that a local Vietnamese Catholic community, which had been served at St. Anthony Church on Milwaukee's near south side, is switching to St. Martin Church here in Franklin.

"Much of the Vietnamese community lives in the area — Franklin, Oak Creek, Muskego, Racine, Greenfield — so it’s logical," he [Fr. Francis Tran] said. "The group is very active in the church and at St. Anthony, they were limited by the facility size. (Here) we have the church, basement, school, narthex and 10 acres of land."

That will leave St. Anthony with only English and Spanish Masses.