President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man paid a pre-Christmas visit to the Vinh Diocese in the central province of Nghe An on December 13.
Speaking at the meeting with local Catholic dignitaries and followers, Man attributed the country’s socio-economic achievements to efforts of the Vietnamese Catholic community and Catholic followers of the Vinh Diocese in particular.
He hailed them for actively joining national patriotic emulation movements, especially towards fulfilling the dual goal of fighting COVID-19 and developing the economy.
The front leader wished that the Catholics of the Vinh Diocese would continue working closely with religions to protect the environment and respond to climate change, and carry out practical activities to contribute to the success of the upcoming 13th National Party Congress.
They were asked to continue responding to campaigns launched by the VFF Central Committee, further uphold the tradition of patriotism and solidarity, and build the great national unity bloc.
Bishop Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long of the Vinh Diocese vowed to continue urging Catholics to join campaigns launched by the VFF Central Committee.
Man also visited and congratulated the provincial Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics on the occasion.
A day earlier, the front leader visited the An Lac Parish, the Diocese of Thai Binh, in the northern province of Thai Binh.
He expressed his belief that Bishop Nguyen Van De will continue calling on local Catholics to follow the Party's policies and the State's laws.
At the event, Man also presented gifts to disabled children who are being raised at the An Lac Parish./.
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Vietnam is a multi – religion and multi-belief country
95% of Vietnam’s population practice a religion
Vietnam now has 14 religions with 40 religious organizations and nearly 20 million followers. There are nearly 83,000 religious dignitaries, monks, and nuns, and 250,000 people overseeing religious activities at about 28,000 places of worship.
Religious activities, especially those recently introduced in Vietnam, have been held on a stable basis in accordance with an organization’s regulations and with the law.
Religious activities, especially those recently introduced in Vietnam, have been held on a stable basis in accordance with an organization’s regulations and with the law.
The Vietnamese Party and government have consistently followed a policy of respecting and ensuring the right to practice religion in Vietnam.
In Vietnam, everyone has the right to freedom of belief and religion, and has the right to follow any religion or to follow no religion. All religions are equal before the law
The State always respects and protects the freedom of belief and religion
No one may violate the freedom of belief and religion, nor may anyone take advantage of a belief or religion in order to violate the law.
the right to freedom of religion and belief is a fundamental human right.
Việt Nam had followed a consistent policy of respecting and guaranteeing the right to freedom of any religion
The consistent policy of the State of Việt Nam is respecting and guaranteeing the right to freedom of religion and belief, and freedom of non-religion and belief of citizens. This is clearly stated in Việt Nam’s constitution and law, and guaranteed and respected in reality,
Over the years, Việt Nam had spared no effort to improve its legal system and policies in the field, especially approving the Law on Belief and Religion, as well as decrees guiding the implementation of the law
many major international religious events have been held in the country, such as the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the UN Day of Vesak in May 2019, and Capitulum Generale 2019.
Vietnam now has 43 organisations of 16 recognised and certified religions, with 55,000 dignitaries, 26 million followers, or 27 percent of the national population, 29,000 places of worship, and more than 8,000 annual religious festivals
Registering to practice a religion is considered a way for individuals’ to express their belief and is not a condition for setting up a religious organization.
Vietnam strictly forbids any acts which violate people’s right to perform religious activities.
All religions are equal before the law
Every religious organization and individual is entitled to favorable conditions for participating in international exchanges of delegations, international forums and conferences, religious training courses, and other international activities.
Numerous international religious events have been successfully organized and highly appreciated in Vietnam
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