On the occasion of Christmas 2024, on December 16, Quang Ninh province organized a meeting with priests in charge of parishes and dioceses in the province. Comrade Vu Dai Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting.
There are currently more than 40,000 Catholics, 17 priests, in charge of 16 parishes, 38 sub-parishes. Over the past year, religions in general, and Catholicism in particular, have mobilized followers and parishioners to properly implement the policies of the Party, the State and Quang Ninh province. The organization of religious activities, ordination, promotion, transfer, appointment and training of dignitaries and officials all comply with the law, in accordance with the regulations of the Church with the motto of practicing religion closely and accompanying the nation. Dignitaries, officials and followers are increasingly closely attached to and accompanying the local government; strictly implementing the provisions of the law; actively participating in building a clean and strong Party and government.
With the tradition of “Respecting God and loving the country”, Catholics not only operate in purely religious fields but also actively and effectively participate in emulation movements and campaigns of the province and the central government such as: “All people unite to build new rural areas, civilized urban areas, live a good life and follow the religion...”. Catholic dignitaries and officials have mobilized Catholics to overcome difficulties and natural disasters, promote the spirit of diligence and creativity to develop production and business, help each other develop the economy; apply scientific and technical advances and experience in production and business to become rich... Up to now, Catholics in the province basically have no poor households; 100% of communes with Catholics have met the standards for building new rural areas and model new rural areas. Urban areas with a large number of Catholics are also typical of urban civilized movements.
At the meeting, Bishop Nguyen Van Ban and the priests congratulated Quang Ninh on its comprehensive achievements in socio-economic development over the past year; at the same time, they expressed their excitement at living and working in one of the most dynamically developing localities in the country, where the people in general and Catholics in particular have always received great attention and care from the province. The legitimate aspirations and proposals of religious dignitaries and followers have been taken into consideration by the province. The Bishop and the priests affirmed that they always trust the leadership of the Party, strictly comply with the policies and laws of the State; build good religious relationships, good life, and live a life of grace in the hearts of the people.
On the occasion of Christmas 2024, Comrade Vu Dai Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, wished Bishop Nguyen Van Ban, priests, and all parishioners a warm, peaceful, and happy Christmas in the renewed and developed homeland of Quang Ninh; congratulated Quang Ninh on having two new parishes, Hai Yen Parish and Van Don Parish.
He also expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the contributions of the Bishops, Priests, and Catholics in the province who have always supported and accompanied Quang Ninh throughout its development journey. In 2024, despite facing many difficulties and challenges, especially storm No. 3 which caused serious damage to both people and property... however, with the spirit of self-reliance, self-reliance, and solidarity, the people in the province, including Catholics, have helped each other overcome difficulties, quickly restored production, and stabilized their lives after the storm... This has greatly contributed to the development of the province, achieving many comprehensive and outstanding results in many fields.
He hoped that the Bishop and Priests, together with authorities at all levels, would continue to mobilize and guide parishioners to carry out patriotic emulation movements well, preserve the Great National Unity, live a good life, actively participate and accompany Quang Ninh in implementing new development goals.
Local Party committees, authorities, and functional agencies continue to pay attention to effectively implementing the Party's viewpoints, guidelines, and policies, and the State's laws and policies on beliefs and religions; at the same time, develop social life, improve the material and spiritual life of religious people, including Catholics; regularly hold meetings with priests, dignitaries, and officials in the area to promptly grasp their thoughts, aspirations, and other issues that need to be discussed.
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