Historical Development

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.

The Buddhist college in Tien Giang province based in Vinh Trang pagoda located in the province’s My Tho City started the school year 2019-2020 at a solemn ceremony held on August 31.

A solemn ceremony for celebrating the Buddhist Parents Day 2019 – B.E. 2563 was held on August 4 in Truc Lam palace, Yen Tu relic site located in Quang Ninh province.

During a working trip in Quang Binh province, General Secretary of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Thích Đức Thiện paid a visit to the summer retreat 2019 in the province based in Dai Giac pagoda.

Tan Trung Caodai Parish under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church located in Tan Trung commune’s Dam Doi district, Ca Mau province held on July 28 the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of its new oratory.

For the last 16 years, Lap Thach village Pagoda in Quang Tri province’s Dong Ha City has been hosting free classes for 4,000 children during the summer time.

For over ten years, Ven. Thích Minh Hạnh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Committee cum Abbot of Thien Thoi Pagoda in Soc Trang province’s Ke Sach district has devoted himself to the construction of rural bridges, so local people called him as “Champion of bridge construction”.