Over the recent past, taking advantage of some Mong ethnic people’s lack of knowledge and credulousness, hostile forces have induced them to join illegal religious groups, including “Gie sua” and “An dien cuu roi”.
The Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group held the 10th-round meeting in the Vatican on March 31 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States.
Nam Dinh northern province has the largest population of followers in Catholicism in Vietnam. It is home to famous churches and religious buildings that feature European-style architecture.
Christmas season has arrived, and the festive atmosphere can be felt everywhere, with both urban and rural areas echoing with the melodies of festive anthems.
Foreign religious followers are ambassadors of Vietnam, where 95% of local population practice a belief or religion, to their religious organisations across the world.
A novel, Nguoc Mat Troi (Journey Against the Sun), written by novelist Nguyen Mot, has been translated into English and will be published in the US by Song Magazine.
Nearly 200 Catholics from the 7-million Catholic community will be honoured for standing out in movements promoting good deeds over the past five years at a conference slated for September 29-30.
