Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Visiting Bishop Vu Dinh Hieu and Catholic dignitaries andfollowers in Bui Chu Bishop’s Palace in Xuan Truong district, Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Pham Dinh Nghi lauded the Catholic community’s contributionto the local development.
Nghi underscored that local Catholics have activelyresponded to movements to build the province by donating land for road expansion,erecting public works and implementing the new-style rural area buildingprogrammes.
They have also promoted mutual support in poverty reduction,while joining hands in safeguarding the social order and security, he noted.
On his part, Bishop Vu Dinh Hieu thanked Nam Dinh leadersfor their support to the Catholic community, pledging that the community willcontinue engaging in the building and reinforcement of the national unity bloc aswell as the socio-economic growth in the province.
Nam Dinh is home to 680 Catholic dioceses with over 400,000 followers,accounting for 21.5 percent of the province’s total population.-VNA
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