Most Venerable Thích Trí Quảng (first, left) at the meeting in HCM City on December 31 (Photo: VNA)

Before holding the new position, Thích Trí Quảng was Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the VBS’s Patronage Council.

His predecessor, Supreme Patriarch Most Venerable Thích Phổ Tuệ, passed away on October 21 at the age of 105.

At the teleconferenced meeting, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vũ Chiến Thắng, who is also Chairman of the Government’s Committee for Religious Affairs, spoke highly of efforts by Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers in both religious and social activities in 2021, including their support for the COVID-19 combat.

He asked the VBS to continue standing side by side with the Party and State in the pandemic fight and organise activities appropriate to the reality in the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

In 2021, the VBS held a number of charitable and social deeds with total value of over 2.55 trillion VND (111.6 million USD), including presenting medical supplies to the governments and people of India, Nepal, Laos, and Cambodia./.

Source: en.vietnamplus.vn