(HBO) – On December 21, a working group of Hoa Binh led by leaders of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee visited and presented Christmas gifts to Phat Diem Diocese in Ninh Binh province. The group also gathered leaders of the provincial Party Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission and Department of Home Affairs.
The
provincial working group presents flowers and gifts to priests and followers of
Phat Diem Diocese.
Currently, the Phat Diem Diocese has more
than 153,000 followers, including 9 sub-dioceses and 79 parishes. In Hoa Binh, the
diocese covers parishes of Dong Gianh in Lac Thuy district; Di Dan and Phuc
Luong Catholic areas in Yen Thuy district.
On behalf of the provincial Party
Committee, People’s Council and VFF Committee, the group extended greetings to
priests and Catholic community of Phat Diem Diocese, wishing them a peaceful
and happy Christmas season.
They expressed their hope that Catholic
followers will promote the spirit of respecting God and loving the country,
contributing to reinforcing the great national solidarity bloc, and actively
engaging in socio-economic development activities, new-style rural building,
developing a Catholic diocese of civilisation and prosperity.
A representative of the Phat Diem Diocese thanked
the Party Committee and authority of Hoa Binh for their attention to the
Catholic community. The representative pledged to continue to encourage the local
Catholic community to implement the Party and State’s policies and laws, while
actively participating in patriotism emulation movements, thus contributing to
the socio-economic development in the locality./.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong attended the ceremony to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Yen Thuy district, Hoa Binh province, on November 10.
The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee has issued a conclusion reviewing the three years implementing its resolution on preserving and promoting cultural values in Hoa Binh province for 2021 – 2025 with a vision towards 2030.
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on October 29 chaired the October meeting of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, which focused on important issues related to the locality’s socio-economic development.
Mai Van Chinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, has visited and presented gifts to revolution contributors in Hoa Binh city. joining him were Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee; Bui Duc Hinh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; and Bui Van Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; along with other provincial officials.
Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh expressed his hope for more support from the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) for the local development, while hosting a delegation from the two organisations led by Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Shinas on October 23.
During her working visit to Hoa Binh province on October 18, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan toured a site where late President Ho Chi Minh once stayed when he visited the Kim Boi district’s Party Committee. She was accompanied by officials from various ministries, agencies, and central organisations.