The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Tuyen Quang province held on December 11 a ceremony for marking its 10^th founding anniversary.

Rach Gia Parish in Rach Gia city’s Kien Giang province held from December 7-8 a solemnly ceremony for celebrating the 100^th anniversary of its worshipping church (1919-2019)

Con Cuong community of Quan Lang Parish under Bot Da Deanery in Con Cuong district’s Yen Khe commune, Nghe An province held on December 3 a mass celebrating Saint Francis Xavier’s Day.

Quang Binh province currently has two large of religions of Buddhism with 31,000 Catholic and over 3,000 Buddhists.

Archbishop Marek Zalewski, the Holy See's Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and the Vatican's non-resident Special Envoy to Vietnam announced on December 03 that Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ho Chi Minh city archdiocese Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng as Bishop of Phan Thiet diocese.

The Vietnam Youth Union in collaboration with the Youth Union in Bac Lieu province held on November a training conference on ethnic and religious youth affairs in the Hau river delta region.

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Da Lat Diocese held on November 23 a solemn ceremony for the priesthood ordainment of four deacons at its diocese cathedral.

27 Vietnamese nuns from 12 Catholic congregations in the country received the scholarship “Hopeful Germ” at a ceremony held on November 23 in Ho Chi Minh city.

Quang Xa pagoda located in Tan Ninh commune of Quang Binh province’s Quang Ninh district launched a program on November 24 for planting more mangrove trees in the commune.

The society for solidarity of patriotic Buddhist monks in Kien Giang  province’s Giong Rieng district held on October 3 its 6^th general meeting for the 2019-2022 tenure in Nha Si Cu pagoda.

Ninh Binh province currently has 162,000 Catholic followers, accounting for 17.69% the provincial population.

The 2019 Thanh Tuyen Festival and the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival kicked off at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in Tuyen Quang City on September 12.

On occasion of the mid-autumn festival 2019, Duc Hau pagoda in Vinh city’s Nghi Duc commune organized a charity program in Ky Son district on September 10.

Tuy Hoa Evangelical Chapter in Phu Yen province under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) held on September 9 a thanksgiving mass on occasion of its 90^th founding anniversary.