Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (fourth, right) meets with Archbishop Nguyen Chi Linh of the Archdiocese of Hue on December 23 (Photo: VNA).

Meeting with head of the Vietnam Episcopal Council – Archbishop Nguyen Chi Linh of the Archdiocese of Hue, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh wished local Catholics a merry Christmas season.

He noted contributions by Catholic followers to the country’s all-round achievements. He said Catholic dignitaries have encouraged followers to be good citizens helping with local and national development and the great national unity bloc.

The Deputy PM affirmed that Party and State’s consistent policy is respecting people’s right to freedom of belief and religion, ensuring religious followers’ rights and legitimate interests, and creating conditions for them to improve their living standards and contribute to the great national unity bloc.

He also expressed his hope that Catholic dignitaries and followers in Thua Thien-Hue will continue staying united and further adhering to the Pope’s teachings and the Vietnam Episcopal Council’s guideline of "living the gospel amidst the nation to serve the happiness of fellow countrymen”.

For his part, Archbishop Nguyen Chi Linh appreciated the Party and State’s greetings, adding that the dignitaries will continue encouraging Catholic followers to comply with laws and join people of all strata in the nation-building efforts.

On this occasion, Deputy PM Binh also visited and sent Christmas wishes to Catholics in the parish of Phu Cam in Hue city.

Later, the Government official paid a Christmas visit to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in the central city of Da Nang.

The same day, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited the parish of Lanh Tri in Moc Nam commune of Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province.

He said the Party and State highly value the role of and contributions by Catholic followers in national building. He called on local Catholics to uphold the traditional patriotism and solidarity, keep contributing to their hometown and the country, and help enhance the great national unity bloc.

Priest Le Thanh Nghi, head of the Lanh Tri parish, said he will continue calling on followers to actively engage in movements and campaigns launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front and join hands with local people in developing their hometown.

Source: NDO

Related Topics

Hoa Binh steps up public awareness campaigns on seas, islands

Hoa Binh City war veterans'' association holds 2nd congress

Voters highly value Hoa Binh legislators’ performance at parliament’s third session

Hoa Binh official receives Irish guests

---

Sixth congress of HoaBinh’s Red Cross Association in 2022 – 2027 term

(HBO) - HoaBinh province’s Red Cross Association on June 23 held its sixth congress for the 2022 – 2027 tenure. Attending the event were Ngo Van Tuan, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Bui Van Tinh, former Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Honourary President of the association in the 2017-2022 term; Huynh Thi Xuan Lam, Vice President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee, among others.

Hoa Binh beefs up patriotic emulation movements across fields

(HBO) – On June 11, 1948, President Ho Chi Minh called on the entire nation to join a patriotic emulation movement to overcome hunger and illiteracy, and fight against foreign invaders.

Cao Phong district works hard on Party building

(HBO) – The serious implementation of Resolution No. 04-NQ/TW of the 12th Party Central Committee in Cao Phong district has helped create clear changes in the awareness and actions of cadres and party members, according to Nguyen Thanh Binh, head of the organisation board of the Cao Phong district Party Committee. Binh said, the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organisations and Party members in the district have been strengthened, contributing to the district's success in performing the set tasks.

Cao Phong strives to create breakthroughs in human resources development from 2020 – 2025

HBO – Cao Phong district of Hoa Binh province has been focusing on developing human resources to provide all conditions for its further growth. It was one of the three strategic breakthrough tasks the district’s Party organsation has pursued since the 2015 – 2020 term. It will continue receiving much attention in this term until 2025.

Hoa Binh City: Improving the quality of online public service

(HBO) - With many synchronous solutions, Hoa Binh city is leading other localities in the province in providing online public services at levels 3 and 4. The number of people and the enterprises accessing and using public servicesn and the number of dossiers received and processed through public services improved markedly improved.

An Binh commune works to carry out Party’s resolutions

(HBO) – The resolution of the 28th Party Congress for the 2020 - 2025 tenure of An Binh commune (Lac Thuy district) set 24 targets and focal tasks, including continuing to improve the local Party organisation’s leadership and combatant capacity; tightening discipline and stepping up administrative reforms; bettering the administration’s performance; bringing into play the strength of the great national solidarity; and mobilising every resource for achieving fast, comprehensive, and effective economic - cultural - social development so that An Binh will meet advanced new-style rural area criteria by 2025.