Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang visited and congratulated on Christmas 2024 in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

Bishop Nguyen Duc Cuong, Bishop of Thanh Hoa Diocese; Priest Tran Xuan Manh, Chairman of the Central Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics; Bishop Nguyen Huu Long, Bishop of Vinh Diocese; Bishop Nguyen Anh Tuan, Bishop of Ha Tinh Diocese respectfully welcomed the Delegation.

Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang visited and congratulated Bishop Nguyen Anh Tuan, Bishop of Ha Tinh Diocese on Christmas 2024

In a warm and friendly atmosphere, at the places visited, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang respectfully sent his best wishes to the Bishops, Priests, dignitaries, monks, and Catholics of Thanh Hoa, Vinh, and Ha Tinh dioceses to celebrate a peaceful Christmas 2024, filled with God's grace, and a successful New Year 2025.

Sharing with the Bishops and Priests, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang highly appreciated the contributions of religious organizations in general and Catholicism in particular in many fields such as: health, education, social charity; acknowledged the spirit of solidarity, attachment and efforts of bishops, priests and parishioners who have actively and effectively contributed to the socio -economic development of the country. With these activities, the good values of Vietnamese Catholicism have spread and are widely present in social life, which is also the cultural tradition, morality and good lifestyle of Vietnamese Catholics.

During the visit, Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang also informed the dignitaries about the country's political, economic and social situation, especially the arrangement and completion of the political system's apparatus to be streamlined, strong, efficient, effective and efficient, demonstrating the great efforts and determination of the Party and State leaders headed by General Secretary To Lam, contributing to improving the effectiveness of state management, consolidating people's trust in the Party and State, creating a premise and strong momentum to bring the country into a new era in the context of deep international integration.

The delegation visited and congratulated Bishop Nguyen Huu Long, Bishop of Vinh Diocese on Christmas 2024

Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang informed that the relationship between the State of Vietnam and the Vatican is developing well. Negotiations, meetings and high-level visits between the leaders of the Party, State and Government of Vietnam and the Vatican over the past years have taken place in a spirit of openness, goodwill, frankness and mutual respect, which have been highly appreciated by public opinion at home and abroad, including Pope Francis' appointment of the Vatican's Permanent Representative in Vietnam.

Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang expressed his hope that in the coming time, Catholic bishops and dignitaries will continue to guide Catholics in the dioceses to continue preserving, promoting and spreading the nation's good cultural and ethical values; strictly implementing the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws, uniting religions, actively participating in patriotic emulation movements launched by authorities at all levels, contributing to strengthening the great national unity bloc in the cause of national construction and development.

Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang visited and congratulated Priest Tran Xuan Manh, Chairman of the Vietnam Catholic Solidarity Committee on Christmas 2024

On the occasion of the delegation of the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs visiting and offering Christmas greetings to the dioceses, Bishop Nguyen Duc Cuong, Bishop Nguyen Huu Long, Bishop Nguyen An Tuan and Priest Tran Xuan Manh expressed their joy at the attention of the leaders of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs and authorities at all levels in creating favorable conditions for the activities of religious people in general and Catholics in particular in the past time; at the same time, affirmed that they will continue to mobilize Catholics to actively participate in building the great national unity bloc, patriotic emulation movements, "living a good life and good religion", "respecting God, loving the Country" to contribute to the process of building and developing the economy - society in the localities.