A delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) led by Chairman Vũ Chiến Thắng visited on February 2-3 several Protestant congregations in Lai Chau province ahead of Lunar New Year 2018.

Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng led a delegation on January 30-31 to visit several religious organizations in Ho Chi Minh City ahead of Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.

A delegation led by Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Bùi Thanh Hà has visited the Vietnam Baptist Church, the Vietnam Gospel Baptit General Conference, the Vietnam Mennonite Church, the Vietnam Christian Fellowship Church and the Evangelical Church of Vietnam  (South) ahead of the upcoming traditional New Year (Tet) festival 2018.

In its heyday, the ancient capital Samarkand in the Republic of Uzbekistan used to be a gathering place of many royal tombs and magnificent Islamic architecture buildings inlaid with precious stones.

Xe Dang ethnic people in Ea H’Đing, Dak Lak province’s Cu M’gar district often celebrates the new-rice festival on the first day of New Year with worshipping rituals and offerings dedicated to deities for bringing good weather, bumper crops, prosperity and happiness.

 Chau Son monastery has unique architectural structure that was built entirely by the talented hands and ardent love of its priests.

A colossal Christmas tree made from 6,000 earthen pots has been set up in My Loc Parish in Tru Son Commune, Do Luong District, Nghe An Province, aiming to promote Tru Son craft village’s traditional production.

The church of Bao Nham parish established in 1887, the oldest parish in Vinh diocese, was made entirely of stone with the French architecture

On these days in Hanoi, many big pine trees have been decorated and appeared in many crowded places to welcome the 2017 Christmas.

A grand out-door ceremony for the 500^th Anniversary of Reformation Day has been held on December 8 by the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) in Hanoi’s Quan Ngua Stadium. 

Christmas is around the corner. If you are looking for beautiful churches in Hanoi to enjoy a perfect Christmas Eve, Hanoi Cathedral, Cua Bac Church, Ham Long Church, etc will be your best choice.

Since its inauguration on November 11, Vietnam Quoc Tu pagoda located in District 10 has formally become the new headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh city.

Over 2,000 followers of ethnic groups from parishes in Lac Duong district and Da Lat city attended an annual meeting held by Da Lat diocese Cathedral on October 29.

Kate is one of important annual festivals of the Cham people in Vietnam. During the festival 2017, Kate in Ninh Thuan province was formally recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. Below are some images of the Kate festival 2017 of Cham people in Ninh Thuan province.