Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Vũ Chiến Thắng hosted a reception on December 19 for visiting new Archbishop of Hanoi Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên.
During the reception, Chairman Vũ Chiến Thắng extended congratulations to Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên on his new post of Hanoi archdiocese appointed by the Vatican on the occasion of Christmas 2018. He also expressed hope that the new archbishop would continue guiding archdiocese’s dignitaries and followers to practice religion in accordance with state laws and closely working with local authorities for meeting legitimate needs of the archdiocese.
Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên took the chance to thank to the GCRA for its due attention and support to extended to the archdiocese over the past years. He also expressed hope that the GCRA would continue creating favorable conditions to religious practices of Catholic followers in the archdiocese.
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