Bu So 2 Protestant church in Dak Nong province under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) (ECVN) made its debut at a ceremony held on June 7 in Dak R’Tih commune of Tuy Duc district.

With the motto “Living the gospel within the heart of the nation”, Catholic followers in the Central province of Quang Binh have made many practical contributions for social development in the locality.

My Luong parish under the Caodai Tay Ninh chapter in An Giang province’s Cho Moi district held the ground-breaking ceremony on June 8 for starting construction of the parish’s new oratory.

The 5^th Culture, Sports and Tourism festival of Cham people will take place in August 2019 in Phu Yen province.

The Hoa Hao Buddhist Church convened its fifth national congress for the 2019-2024 tenure on June 4-5 at An Hoa pagoda located in Phu Tan district, the southern province of An Giang.

Chieu Trung temple festival marking the 573th anniversary of General Lê Khôi’s death (1446-2019) took place from June 3-5 in Ha Tinh province’s Thach Ha district.

The 2^nd Culture and Tourism Week in Ly Son themed “Ly Son - Essence of a heritage” will take place from June 20-26.

Hanoi Cathedral held on June 3 a ceremony for celebrating the 25^th anniversary of priesthood ordination of Priests Lorenso Chu Văn Minh, Martino Nguyễn Bá Thỉnh, Peter Nguyễn Văn Nghị, Joseph Trịnh Ngọc Hiên, Stephano Nguyễn Văn Hiền and Joseph Nguyễn Văn Đài.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee in Quang Binh province held on May 31 a meeting to review the Buddha’s Birthday activities and pointed out the working plan on the summer retreat course 2019 (B.E. 2563) in the province.

The Incarnation - Consecration - Mission (ICM) Congregation under the Da Lat diocese held on May 31 a thanksgiving ceremony for inaugurating a new abbey located in Da Lat city.

An opening ceremony of the Bac Ha Plateau Festival was held in Bac Ha town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, on June 1.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Buddhist Guidance Committee held on May 30 a meeting on plans for Summer Camping and Seminar for Buddhist Youth.

A ceremony was held in Da Lat Cathedral on May 29 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of priesthood ordination of Coadjutor bishop of Da Lat diocese Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh.

Fishermen in Binh An fishing village (Mui Ne ward, Phan Thiet city) has lately held funeral for a giant whale, weighing 15 tonnes, found dead on the offshore near Mui Ne ward on May 29^th afternoon.

The Hoa Hao Buddhism’s Executive Board in Tan My commune, Dong Thap province’s Thanh Binh district held on May 28 a ceremony for launching a club established for garbage collection and environmental protection.