President Vo Van Thuong and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation took a photo with Pope Francis.

At the meetings between President Vo Van Thuong with Pope Francis and the Holy See's Prime Minister, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on July 27, 2023, the two sides highly appreciated the positive developments in Vietnam - Holy See relations and the active activities of the Vietnamese Catholic community in recent times.

The two sides expressed their belief that the Permanent Representative of the Holy See will properly perform its functions and tasks in the Statute; support the Vietnamese Catholic community to operate in the spirit of respecting the law and the teachings of the Church, implementing the guidelines of "accompanying the nation", "good parishioners and good citizens", actively contributing to the development of the country; at the same time, promoting the role of a bridge to promote relations between Vietnam and the Holy See.

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