Rau Dua parish under Can Tho diocese in Ca Mau province’s Cai Nuoc district inaugurated its new church at a ceremony held on July 13. 

Filipino priest, Father Gerard Francisco Timoner III was elected Master of the Order of Preachers, or the Dominican Order, on Saturday, during the ongoing General Chapter of the order in Bien Hoa, Vietnam.

The construction of the monument of King Hàm Nghi and Can Vuong soldiers was started at the ground-breaking ceremony held on July 13 at Tan So national relic site located in Quang Tri province’s Cam Lo district.

The Yuor Yang ceremony of Cham people in Ninh Thuan province this year took place from July 7-9 in three Cham’s temples of Po Inu Nugar, Po Klaung Garai and Po Rame.

Superior Nun Thích nữ Tịnh Nghiêm, Head of Sub-committee for nun affairs of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha chapter in Tien Giang province handed over two charitable houses to disadvantaged families in My Phuoc town of the province’s Tan Phuoc district on July 12.

‘The two Parties, although safeguarding the independence and autonomy that are their own, are committed to collaborate for the moral, spiritual and material wellbeing of the human person and for the promotion of the common good’

Disposable plastic bottles remain a major environmental threat to the planet, however the monks of Wat Chak Daeng, a Buddhist temple on the artificial island of Bang Kachao in Bangkok, Thailand, have been integrating their Dharma practice with environmental awareness by recycling plastic bottles to make monastic robes. 

Former President Trương Tấn Sang paid a visit to Vi Xuyen national martyrs cemetery on July 11 on occasion of the 72^th anniversary of Vietnamese Wounded Soldiers’ and Martyrs’ Day (July 27) and the 40^th anniversary of Northern border defense war.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on July 11 a workshop for training application skills of Virtual Office (Voffice) to officers and staffers of GCRA’s departments.

The grave and the worshipping temple of Mr. Đỗ Công Tường and his wife located in Le Loi Street of Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province have formally received the status of a national historical & cultural relic at a ceremony held on July 10.

The Trade Union of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) reviewed its performances in the first six months of 2019 at a meeting held on July 10.

A newly issued regulation on coordinated management, protection and promotion of Oc Eo Culture Relic Site approved by the provincial People’s Committee of An Giang bans unauthorized digging and finding of artifacts at the site.

Faith leaders across the United States have released a jointly signed statement entitled "Back from the Brink: Faith leaders call for diplomacy, not war, with Iran" as tensions between the old foes have ratcheted up in recent weeks in the Gulf region.

Upon an invitation from the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominican Order, Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs on July 8 visited and attended the General Elective Chapter no. 290 of the Order held in Vietnam for the first time.