Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh congratulates Archbishop Nguyen Nang on the occasion of Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023. Photo: Xuan Khu/VNA

At the Archbishop’s Palace of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese, Deputy PM Minh said that the Party and State have consistently respected and guaranteed people’s right to freedom of religion and belief, met rights and legitimate interests of religions, and created conditions for religious followers, including Catholics, to practice their religions and uphold the spirit of “living the gospel amidst the nation”, thereby helping strengthen the great national solidarity bloc and promote national development.
He also expressed his hope that Archbishop Nguyen Nang and other Catholic dignitaries of HCM City will continue bringing into play the solidarity tradition, build the Vietnam Catholic Church, actively engage in patriotic emulation movements and the consolidation of the great national solidarity bloc, thus helping with the country’s prosperous development.

Visiting the General Confederation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), the Deputy PM applauded the role of pastors, dignitaries, and followers of Protestantism, who have always practiced their religion in line with the Church’s guidelines and legal regulations and contributed to national construction and defense.