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Preparations made for Vietnamese Catholics’ seventh national congress

The seventh national Congress of Vietnamese Catholics building and protecting the homeland for the 2018-2023 tenure is planned to take place in Hanoi on October 17-18.
Preparations made for Vietnamese Catholics’ seventh national congress ảnh 1At the meeting (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA)– The seventh national Congress of Vietnamese Catholics building and protectingthe homeland for the 2018-2023 tenure is planned to take place in Hanoi onOctober 17-18.

Preparations for the event were discussed at a meeting between the StandingBoard of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and the Standing Boardof the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics in Hanoi on April 5.

Catholics in 21 cities and provinces have organized their congresses while thosein nine other provinces had conferences to review their five-year activitiesand 12 others will hold their congresses, as preparatory steps for theirseventh national congress.

Priest Tran XuanManh, Acting Chairman and Secretary General of the Committee for Solidarity of VietnameseCatholics affirmed that the Committee is working hard to prepare for the event.

President of theVietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man asked the front units to providemaximal assistance for the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics toensure the congress will be successful.

He said he believesthat via the congress, the social role and prestige of the Committee will beheightened to bridge the State and the Church and enhance the Church’scompanion with the nation.-VNA
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