Hoa Hao Buddhist church’s executive committee has approved a preparation plan for establishing a traditional medicine subcommittee.

The 2019 Cultural Heritage and Tourism Festival, themed ‘Cultural heritage in integration and development’, will be held at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi from November 21-26.

Debate over how best to rebuild Notre Dame has rumbled on since the landmark cathedral suffered a devastating fire in April.

A delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) visited and met with Correction-Path and Ante-Creation Caodai churches on occasion of annual conferences of the two Caodai sects in the 94^th religious year

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) chapter in Dong Nai province held on November 13 a ceremony for opening a grand ordination conference.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Da Nang city held on November 12 a meeting praising typical Catholics for their contribution in the city in the 2014-2019 period.

Priest Matthew Nguyễn Văn Văn, Head of Hoa Khanh Catholic parish under Vinh Long diocese led a delegation on November 12 at the meeting with the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Dong Thap province on occasion of the 89^th anniversary of the VFF (November 18).

Polish agents arrested two people accused of planning attacks against Muslims inspired by Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik and suspected white supremacist Brenton Tarrant in New Zealand, the security service said on Wednesday.

Buu Son Ky Huong faith held on November 11 a solemn ceremony in Ba Ria Vung Tau province’s Chau Duc district for celebrating its 170^th founding anniversary and  the 212^th birthday anniversary of Master Tây An, Founder of the Faith.

The executive committee of the Viennam Buddhist Sangha’s chapter in Quang Binh province held on November 12 a solemn ceremony for receiving and worshipping remains of Ven. Thích Trí Quang in Dai Giac Pagoda where the Buddhist committee’s headquarters is based.

The Christian Fellowship Church of Vietnam (CFCV) convened its sixth congress in Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City on November 13 with the participation of more than 700 delegates from more than 40 localities across the nation.

UN chief Antonio Guterres called on November for an international accord on the fate of foreign jihadists being held in the Middle East, saying it was not up to Syria and Iraq “to solve the problem for everyone.”

Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza early Tuesday in a rare targeted killing that threatened to unleash a fierce round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants. The militant group said the commander’s wife was also killed in the airstrike and that their children were wounded.

The Church of Cao Dai or Dai Dao Tam Ky Pho Do (The Great Faith of the Third Universal Redemption) in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh celebrated its 95th anniversary on November 10.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) held on November 8 a meeting in Quang Binh province to review its annual performance in the Central region.