Nghi Loc district authorities in Nghe An province held on October 23 a meeting to honor local Catholics for their outstanding contribution in the 2015-2020 period.

Distinguished guests at the event included Chairman of the district People’s Committee Nguyễn Tiến Dũng and Priest Chairman of the provincial Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics Nguyễn Đăng Điền.

The steering board on crime prevention and fighting in Thua Thien Hue province held on October 23 a meeting to reviews the five-year implementation of the movement engaging all people for national security protection in religious communities and schools and businesses.

The committee for religious affairs in Quang Binh province held from October 23-25 a training on religious affairs for key district-level officers in the province.

The political training center in Thai Binh province’s Hung Ha district in collaboration with the provincial commission for mass mobilization held on October 22 the meeting on the implementation of the Law on Belief and Religion 2016.

According to the Buddhist tradition, the birthday of a Buddhist dignitary is celebrated by his or her disciples annually right after three-months of the summer retreat.

Da Nang city Committee for Religious Affairs held on October 26-27 a conference for updating information on belief and religion to state officials and key religious followers in the city.

As many as 200 local cadres, key Christian followers of congregations in Ha Giang’s Yen Minh and Meo Vac districts have attended a disseminating conference on the Law on Belief and Religious 2016 held from October 15-18.

The committee for religious affairs in Binh Duong province in collaboration with the provincial Vietnam Buddhist Sangha held on October 16 a training conference on the implementation of the Law on Belief and Religion 2016 for key Buddhists in the province.

The Vietnam Youth Union in Tien Giang province in collaboration with the province’s Chau Thanh district authorities held on October 14 an exchange meeting for Catholic youth in the locality.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in collaboration with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (VFF) held on October 15-16 a training workshop on climate change adaption for Buddhist students of the Vietnam Buddhist Institute in Thua Thien Hue province.

Kien Giang provincial Religious Affairs Committee in collaboration with the provincial Military Command and the provincial Border Guard Command held in October 14 a ceremony for opening a religious training course.

Dong Hoi municipal authorities in Quang Binh province held on October 11 a training conference on religious affairs.

Religious groups have proactively joined hands in environmental protection and response to climate change, heard a national conference held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 14-15.

Chairman of Thua Thien – Hue provincial People’s Committee Phan Ngọc Thọ visited and met with Archbishop of Hue Archdiocese Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh who was re-elected as President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) in early October.

The steering committee for human rights and religion in Ha Giang province held on October 7 a training workshop on human rights and religion for local officals in the province.