Catholics in the southern province of Dong Nai have so far this yearmobilised about 125 billion VND (5.95 million USD) to fund charity andsocial activities in the locality.
Thanks to the funding, 600children were provided with free eye and heart surgeries, a number ofpoor households hundreds were given loans for economic development andhealth care treatment.
The fund was also spent on building rural roads.
Besides,local Catholics have actively joined in drives on building a culturallifestyle in residential areas, contributing to the province’s effortsin fulfilling its goal of building new-style rural areas.
PriestTran Xuan Thao, Chairman of the Dong Nai province’s Committee forCatholic Solidarity said the organisation will continue to call onCatholic followers to focus on economic development with a view tocontributing to the prosperity of the country, while taking part insocial activities.-VNA