Sochi, May 16, Interfax - It is necessary to take into account the opinion of residents on the construction of St. Catherine's Church in Yekaterinburg; local residents should be polled, and the interests of both supporters and opponents of the project should be respected, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Committee in Tay Ninh province solemnly held on May 16 an opening ceremony of the summer retreat course 2019 (B.E. 2563).

The management board of Phu Thuan parish under the Caodai Tay Ninh Church held on May 16 a ceremony for inaugurating the parish’s new oratory.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s (VBS) Executive Committee in Tien Giang province held on May 15 the 2^nd fish-releasing ceremony at My Tho city’s Lac Hong park.

Over the last three years, religious establishments have carried out some 1,000 projects in environmental protection and climate change combat, heard a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.

In recent days, Vietnamese Buddhist worshipers in several cities and provinces in the Czech Republic organized activities to celebrate the Buddha’s Birthday at Buddhist places of the Vietnamese community.

A delegation led by Chairwoman of Vietnam National Assembly (NA) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân paid a visit to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on May 15 ahead of the Buddha’s Birthday 2019.

The 16th UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2019 wrapped up at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Kim Bang district, northern Ha Nam province, on May 14, with the adoption of the Ha Nam Declaration

UN Day of Vesak held in the northern province of Ha Nam from May 12-14 set various records recognised by the World Record Association and Vietnam Record Association.

Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Bùi Thanh Hà hosted on November 8 a reception for visiting Senior Advisor Scott Busby from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of the State.

Thoi Lai Caodai parish under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church in Ben Tre province’s Binh Dai district solemnly held on May 10 the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of its Mother Goddess worshipping temple.

The 16th UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2019 wrapped up at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Kim Bang district, northern Ha Nam province, on May 14, with the adoption of the Ha Nam Declaration

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on May 13 a meeting with overseas Vietnamese attending the UN Day of Vesak 2019 inTam Chuc pagoda located in Ha Nam province.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held on May 14 a press meeting for announcing the declaration of the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

The celebrating week of the Buddha’s Birthday 2019 (B.E.2563) started on May 12 at Vinh Trang pagoda in Tien Giang province’s My Tho city.