The Episcopal Commission for Clergy and Seminarians under Catholic Bishops Conference of Vietnam opened a regular training course for clergymen and clergywomen at Thai Binh cathedral on August 20.

Buddhism in Tien Giang province currently has 1,540 monks and nuns, one Buddhist school and 412 Buddhist worshipping places.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Yen Bai chapter vowed to continue building the national great unity during its second congress, the 2017-2022 tenure, on August 16.

Commissioned Pastor Superintendent of Trung Lap Protestant Chapter under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam Đào Vương Uy Phương was formally ordained as a fulltime pastor at a ceremony held on August 12 in Da Nang city.

The construction of a charitable house for the family of Mrs. Phan Thi Thuy An in Da Nang city’s Hoa Vang district was started at the ground-breaking ceremony held on August 10, on occasion of the 56th Agent Orange Day in Vietnam (August 10).

The Verity-Way Caodai Church held on August 2-5 a religious training in Ca Mau province for key personnel of the Church’s parishes.

The God Caodai Church held on August 3 its 2nd  congress for the 2017-2022 term at Tay Thanh oratory located in Can Tho city.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Chapter in Bac Ninh province solemnly held its 8th congress for the 2017-2022 tenure on August 3.

A delegation from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Chapter in Quang Binh province’s Quang Ninh district and the district’s Red Cross extended visits to families under the special-care policy in the locality on July 21-23. 

Khe Net sub-parish under Kim Lu parish in Quang Binh province’s Tuyen Hoa district solemnly held on July 20 a ceremony to inaugurate its new church.

A solemn ceremony for priesthood ordainment of 26 deacons was held by Xuan Loc diocese on July 20 at its diocese cathedral.

The Catholic community from My Tho parish and Cao Lanh Deanery under My Tho diocese attended a ceremony held on July 13 in Tien Giang province’s My Tho city to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the apparitions of Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal.

Ninh Hoa Caodai parish in Tay Ninh province solemnly held a ceremony to inaugurate its new Divine Mother worshipping temple on July 13.

On July 5, Phu Trang sub-parish under Tam Trang parish, located in Quang Binh province’s Bo Trach district held a solemn ceremony to celebrate Feast Day of Saint Peter. 

The construction of a charitable house for a poor family in Hai Phong City’s Tien Lang district was started at a ground-breaking ceremony held by Hai Phong Caritas and the city’s Red Cross on June 12.