Wishing Priest Manh and Catholics a merry, happy Christmas, the Vice President affirmed that Catholics form an integral part of the great national unity bloc.

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Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh addressing the meeting with the CSVC

They made significant contributions to the past struggle for national independence and reunification, as well as the present cause of reform, thus fulfilling socio-economic and cultural targets, she said

Thinh lauded the enthusiastic response of the CSVC to movements and campaigns launched by the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front, and urged the committee to continue encouraging Catholics to participate in patriotic movements.

For his part, Priest Manh said over the past 35 years, the committee has played the core role in patriotic movements of Vietnamese Catholic followers, and join efforts in realizing the reform policy of the Party and State.

It has organized training courses and popularized guidelines of the Party, and policies and laws of the State, as well as relevant documents among Catholic dignitaries and followers, he added.

Source: VNA