

Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Vietnam extends condolences to Catholic Church in Nepal
On May 15, 2015, Chairman of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Vietnam cum Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh Archdiocese Paul…......05/22/2015

Caritas assembly ends with bold vision to care for creation
Caritas Internationalis’ General Assembly has closed with member organisations adopting a vision of “One Human Family, Caring for Creation” on May…......05/21/2015

Bac Giang province: Home Affairs Department reviews five-month religious affairs 2015
On May 15, Bac Giang provincial Home Affairs Department held a conference to review religious affairs in the first five…......05/21/2015

Singapore: Buddhist community has ‘set the tone for tolerance, acceptance’
The Buddhist community, the largest religious group in Singapore, has “set the tone of tolerance and acceptance of other faiths”,…......05/21/2015

Ho Chi Minh city: Local VBS offers consultations on graduation exam to students
The Youth Sub-Committee under the Central VBS Committee for Buddhist Propagation in collaboration with the city VBS’s Cultural Affairs Committee…......05/21/2015

South Korea: Thousands of Buddhist pray for peace
As the sun set over South Korea's capital, the usual cacophony of sounds associated with a bustling major city was…......05/21/2015

Kon Tum province honors outstanding people in ethnic communities
The Kon Tum provincial People’s Committee recognized 732 outstanding people from ethnic minorities as “prestigious people” 2015 at an official…......05/20/2015

Lang Son starts construction of Tan Thanh pagoda near Vietnam-China border
Lang Son provincial Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Committee held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Tan Thanh pagoda…......05/20/2015

Touching moment a Sikh man breaks strict religious protocol and removes his turban to help save life of a five-year-old boy who was hit by…
A Sikh student from New Zealand who broke strict religious protocol by taking off his turban to help save the…......05/20/2015

Nghe An: provincial Buddhist Sangha celebrates Vesak and President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday
Nghe An provincial Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Committee held a Buddhist ceremony “Lotus scent in Nghe An” at Dai…......05/20/2015
Pope Francis meets with Curia leaders ahead of Jubilee Year
Pope Francis presided Monday morning over a meeting with the prefects and presidents of the various Congregations and Pontifical Councils…......05/20/2015

Government Religious Committee holds seminar on belief-related practices
The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held a conference with the theme “Issues related to state administration on beliefs…......05/20/2015

Ha Noi city: Buddhist leader receives India Ambassador
Vice Chairman of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Executive Council, Most Venerable Thích Thanh Nhiễu received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the…......05/20/2015

Government plans restoration of special national relics in Bac Ninh province
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a plan for restoration and promotion of values of three special national…......05/20/2015

Government Religious Committee holds seminars for dissemination of religious laws to Protestants in Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Lang Son
From May 11-16, 2015, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs in collaboration with the provincial authorities of Bac Kan, Thai…......05/18/2015