(VOVWORLD) - The Party and State always stay consistent to the policy of ensuring and respecting the freedom to religions and belief of all people, including the Catholic community, while creating optimal conditions for the community to practice their religion, President Vo Van Thuong said on Monday during his first visit to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam at its office in Ho Chi Minh City.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien has cabled his condolences to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam (CBCV), Catholic dignitaries, priests, and community on the recent passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.