Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:51:11 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Viet president meets bishops, strengthens ties https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/08/21/viet-president-meets-bishops-strengthens-ties/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:55:43 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=162640 Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong met with the country's Catholic bishops to thank the church for its role during the Covid-19 pandemic, share on his recent visit to the Vatican and strengthen ties, including the possibility of opening Catholic schools, media reports say. The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Catholic Bishops' Conference Read more

Viet president meets bishops, strengthens ties... Read more]]> Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong met with the country's Catholic bishops to thank the church for its role during the Covid-19 pandemic, share on his recent visit to the Vatican and strengthen ties, including the possibility of opening Catholic schools, media reports say.

The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) in the national capital Ho Chi Minh City, on Aug 7, Vatican News reported.

A delegation of ten government officials accompanied Văn Thưởng, while the church team was composed of nine bishops led by CBCV president Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng of Ho Chi Minh City, along with five priests and two nuns.

The visit came after the Vietnamese president met with Pope Francis in the Vatican and signed a landmark agreement on July 27 that would allow a papal representative to reside in the country and open an office there for the first time since Vietnam War ended in 1975.

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