VFF leader pays pre-Christmas visits to Hanoi Archdiocese, Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North)
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 20 visited the Hanoi Archdiocese and Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien (third right) visits the Hanoi Archdiocese on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) ꦇ– President of theVietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 20 visited the Hanoi Archdiocese and Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North)on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year.
At the Hanoi Archdiocese, Chien wished Archbishop Giuse Vu Van Thien,Catholic dignitaries and followers a merry Christmas. According to Chien,Catholic followers have actively participated in patriotic emulation movements and campaigns launched by the VFF as well as taken part in hunger eradication andpoverty reduction in localities, contributing to the country's socio-economic development and stability. They have also actively implementedhumanitarian, medical, and educational activities, benefiting vulnerable groups in society, he added. He saidhe hopes that Archbishop Thien will continue to motivate and encourageVietnamese Catholic followers and the Archdiocese to unite and uphold good cultural and moral values of Catholicism and the nation, actively accompanying theconstruction and development of the country. For his part, Thien pledged that the Catholic community in general and the Archdiocese in particular to continue accompanying the nation and further promote their strengthsto contribute to national development and construction. During the visit to EvangelicalChurch of Vietnam (North), the President of VFF Central Committee appreciated the Church's contributions, together with the entire Party,the army and the people, to successfully performing the task of socio-economicdevelopment. Chien said he hopes that in the coming time, thehead of the Church and other pastors will continue to encourage Protestant dignitaries and followers to further promote the tradition of patriotism and work together to build a prosperous and happy country./.
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President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien (third right) visits the Hanoi Archdiocese on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year. (Photo: VNA) 
