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Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (fifth from right) delivers Christmas
greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers of Bui Chu diocese.
(Photo: VNA)
On the occasion, she informed Bishop of Bui Chu diocese Vu Dinh Hieu, and local Catholic
dignitaries and
followers of the country’s socio-economic achievements in the past year, with
stable macro-economy, economic growth reaching 7 percent and inflation rate
curbed under 3 percent.
Hailing Nam Dinh as a leading province in the country in new style rural area
building and education and training, Vice President Thinh said that the results
were greatly contributed by local Catholic followers.
She expressed her hope that with their position and role, local priests and
dignitaries will continue popularising and encouraging the local Catholic
followers to abide by the Party’s policies and the State’s laws, contributing to
strengthening the great national solidarity bloc and the local socio-economic
development.
Bishop Vu Dinh Hieu, for his part, thanked leaders from the Party, State,
Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organisations and local authority for
facilitating the Catholic community’s religious activities, while highlighting
contributions of the local Catholics to local development.
Nam Dinh province is home to nearly 600 churches, 140 parishes, and a community
of more than 470,000 Catholic followers, accounting for over 20 percent of the
province’s population.
Source: VNA
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