President Truong Tan Sang has reemphasised the Party and State’s policyof respecting and protecting the religious freedom of all citizens.
At the sixth Congress of Vietnamese Catholics forNational Construction and Defence, which opened in Hanoi on November20, President Sang said that thorough conditions are in place tosupport all religious organisations operate in accordance with the law.
He said he hopes all religions can promote theirtraditions and cultural and spiritual values, encouraging dignitariesand followers to lead both good secular and religious lives andpositively engage in national construction and defence.
On behalf of the Party and State, he wished Catholics nationwide a happy Christmas for next month.
He also urged the Catholic Solidarity Committee to continue promotingtheir role in boosting unity among Catholics, guiding them in performingall Party and State directions, policies and law, while activelyinvolving them in patriotic movements.
Praising thecommittee’s operational outcomes and dedication to the Vietnamese cause,the President said that it has succeeded in acting as a bridge linkingCatholics across the nation and encouraging them to boost localsocio-economic development, poverty reduction and other movements.
During the congress, which is being attended by 450 delegates fromacross the nation, participants are reviewing the results of Catholicpatriotic movements from the past five years, drawing lessons to enhancethe status of the Catholic Solidarity Committee.
They will work out a plan for the committee’s operations in the new tenure (2013-2018), and choose new committee members.
The committee has over the past five years launched a number ofprogrammes offering free education and vocational training for homelesschildren and handicapped people, and giving free healthcare services toleprosy patients and people living with HIV.
TheCatholic Solidarity Committee network covers 39 provinces and cities,where it reminds followers of Pope Benedict XVI’s words that a goodCatholics is a good citizen.-VNA
At the sixth Congress of Vietnamese Catholics forNational Construction and Defence, which opened in Hanoi on November20, President Sang said that thorough conditions are in place tosupport all religious organisations operate in accordance with the law.
He said he hopes all religions can promote theirtraditions and cultural and spiritual values, encouraging dignitariesand followers to lead both good secular and religious lives andpositively engage in national construction and defence.
On behalf of the Party and State, he wished Catholics nationwide a happy Christmas for next month.
He also urged the Catholic Solidarity Committee to continue promotingtheir role in boosting unity among Catholics, guiding them in performingall Party and State directions, policies and law, while activelyinvolving them in patriotic movements.
Praising thecommittee’s operational outcomes and dedication to the Vietnamese cause,the President said that it has succeeded in acting as a bridge linkingCatholics across the nation and encouraging them to boost localsocio-economic development, poverty reduction and other movements.
During the congress, which is being attended by 450 delegates fromacross the nation, participants are reviewing the results of Catholicpatriotic movements from the past five years, drawing lessons to enhancethe status of the Catholic Solidarity Committee.
They will work out a plan for the committee’s operations in the new tenure (2013-2018), and choose new committee members.
The committee has over the past five years launched a number ofprogrammes offering free education and vocational training for homelesschildren and handicapped people, and giving free healthcare services toleprosy patients and people living with HIV.
TheCatholic Solidarity Committee network covers 39 provinces and cities,where it reminds followers of Pope Benedict XVI’s words that a goodCatholics is a good citizen.-VNA
