Catholics promote patriotism, national unity

Catholics nationwide continue upholding the national unity tradition and promoting patriotic movements in 2012 and the following years.

Catholics nationwide continue upholding the national unity traditionand promoting patriotic movements in 2012 and the following years.

The focus was made atthe third plenum of the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics(tenure 5) held in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 16.

The sessionreviewed outcomes over the past three years of implementing the fifthCatholics congress for the 2008-2013 term and passed an orientation andtasks for the following years.

Over the past three years,patriotic movements among the Catholics obtained significantachievements in economics, poverty reduction, charitable activities andthe fight against social evils, contributing to the nationalsocio-economic development.

The committee and its chapters launched many practical movements, specifying working programmes suitable for each locality.

The committee will also make preparations for the organisation of the sixth Catholic congress, scheduled for 2013./.

Catholics nationwidecontinue upholding the national unity tradition and promoting patrioticmovements in 2012 and the following years.

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