The Congress of God’s People in Vietnam closed in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 25 with the announcement of the congress’s message, emphasising the need for the Church to contribute more to the national construction in all fields from the socio-cultural to politic and economic aspects.
The message also stressed the Church’s integration in the national culture and history in the spirit of “a good Catholic is a good citizen.”
Prominent among those at the closing ceremony were Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Huynh Dam, Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, who is Chairman of the Jubilee Year 2010 Committee and Head of the Congress of God’s People organising board, and President of Vietnam Episcopal Council Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon.
In addition to 334 delegates representing bishops, priests and Catholic followers from 26 dioceses nationwide, and about 12,000 followers from the HCM City diocese, the ceremony drew representatives from diplomatic missions and bishops, priests from France, the United States, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan.
VFF President Huynh Dam congratulated the congress’s success, affirming the State and VFF always pay attention and create condition for the Catholic Church and Catholic follower to exercise their right to freedom of religion and make practical contributions to the national construction and defence, raising the Catholic Church of Vietnam’s position among other churches in the region and the world.
The Congress is among the three major activities celebrating the Jubilee Year 2010 among the Vietnamese Catholic community. The activities include the opening ceremony of the Jubilee Year held on Nov. 24, 2009 in So Kien parish church in the northern province of Ha Nam, the Congress of God’s People taking place in HCM City from Nov. 21-25, and the closing ceremony of the Jubilee Year and the 29th La Vang pilgrim congress scheduled for January 4-6, 2011 at the La Vang Church in the central province of Quang Tri.
During the five-day sitting, the congress focused discussions on the Church of Christ in the heart of Vietnam, the Church as instrument and sign of communion, Catholic Church in Vietnam and the Evangelization./.
The message also stressed the Church’s integration in the national culture and history in the spirit of “a good Catholic is a good citizen.”
Prominent among those at the closing ceremony were Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Huynh Dam, Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, who is Chairman of the Jubilee Year 2010 Committee and Head of the Congress of God’s People organising board, and President of Vietnam Episcopal Council Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon.
In addition to 334 delegates representing bishops, priests and Catholic followers from 26 dioceses nationwide, and about 12,000 followers from the HCM City diocese, the ceremony drew representatives from diplomatic missions and bishops, priests from France, the United States, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan.
VFF President Huynh Dam congratulated the congress’s success, affirming the State and VFF always pay attention and create condition for the Catholic Church and Catholic follower to exercise their right to freedom of religion and make practical contributions to the national construction and defence, raising the Catholic Church of Vietnam’s position among other churches in the region and the world.
The Congress is among the three major activities celebrating the Jubilee Year 2010 among the Vietnamese Catholic community. The activities include the opening ceremony of the Jubilee Year held on Nov. 24, 2009 in So Kien parish church in the northern province of Ha Nam, the Congress of God’s People taking place in HCM City from Nov. 21-25, and the closing ceremony of the Jubilee Year and the 29th La Vang pilgrim congress scheduled for January 4-6, 2011 at the La Vang Church in the central province of Quang Tri.
During the five-day sitting, the congress focused discussions on the Church of Christ in the heart of Vietnam, the Church as instrument and sign of communion, Catholic Church in Vietnam and the Evangelization./.
