Over 30 thousand local people have flocked to Hoang Phuc Pagoda located in Quang Binh central province’s Le Thuy district during the traditional lunar New Year Festival (Tet) taking place from February 15-23.

The Committee for Solidarity of Patriotic Monks in collaboration with Serey Dom Po Pagoda located Soc Trang province, held a solemn ceremony for inaugurating the pagoda’s main worshipping hall on January 26.

HCM CITY — The 170-year-old An Phú Pagoda at the foot of Chánh Hưng Bridge in HCM City’s District 8 is an attractive destination for foreign visitors to HCM City.

Tu Xuyen pagoda located in Thai Binh city presented on January 20 200 gift sets to people with disabilities who were attending a Buddhist course on occasion of traditional New Year 2018.

For years, Deputy Head of Masjid Al Mubarak mosque (located in An Giang province’s Tan Chau district) cum Head of the Representative Committee of Islam community in An Giang Go Sa Ly has motivated the Cham Islamic community to promote fine traditions for unity and development in the locality.

In response to a launching program for the environment protection and respond to climate change by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) central Committee, effective religious models have been developed for promoting roles of religions in environment protection in the locality.

The Hoa Hao Buddhist Church’s Representative Committee in Kien Giang province held on January 11 a solemn ceremony to celebrate the 98th birthday of the sect’s founder, Prophet Huỳnh Phú Sổ, at the church’s office located in Rach Gia city. 

Venerable Abbot of Tan Hai pagoda located in Hanoi city’s Dan Phuong district Thích Quảng Hiếu led a delegation on January 10 to visit and present charity gifts to poor people in Kim Son commune, Lao Cai province’s Bao Yen district.

A ceremony to formally recognize Phu Son pagoda located in An Giang province’s Tan Chau district as a worshipping place of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) was held on January 6.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s buddhist family board in Da Nang city held on January 01 a meeting to award scholarships to Buddhist students with high academic results in the school year 2017.

The social charity work of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) executive board of districts in Tien Giang province has been reviewed at year-end meetings.

A medical charity program for the poor in Phuc Dia Parish in Thanh Hoa province’s Quang Phu district took place in December 16 ahead of Christmas 2017.

The Correction-Path Caodai Church was founded in 1934 and currently has over 0.8 million followers residing in 26 provinces and cities nationwide, with 203 worshipping oratories and its headquarters located in Ben Tre province. 

A book on Four Palaces of Mother Goddesses Worship has been published by Trần Quang Dũng, vice chairman of the Thăng Long Cultural Heritage Association, veteran mediums and photographer Nguyễn Long Hưng.

The Daughters of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Kon Tum solemnly held on November 27 a ceremony to celebrate its 70^th founding anniversary.