UNSC themes during Vietnam s Month of UNSC Presidency win international approval The themes and topics chosen by Vietnam during the month it served as President of the United Nations Security Council in April have received support from the international community. Ambassador Olof Skoog, Head of the EU Delegation to the United Nations, hailed the relevance of the major topics that Vietnam picked for April as the UNSC President, especially those related to cooperation between the UN and regional organisations, reconciliation diplomacy and confidence-building measures. According to him, at present, the situation is tense in many parts of the world, but the UNSC unfortunately has not been able to issue a resolution on every issue. Therefore, Vietnam s emphasis on trust building is a very good approach to seek support from other countries in promoting the council’s agendas.
Laos Celebrates Its First Two Apostles
January 02, 2021
Co-Cathedral of St. Anne in Nong Seng
Shortly before Christmas, four Thai dioceses as well as the apostolic vicariate of Savannakhet-Khammouane, Laos, commemorated with great pomp the centenary of the death of Bishop Constant Prodhomme and Fr. Xavier Guégo, the first French missionaries in the region.
The centenary of the Apostles of Laos, prepared many months in advance, took place on December 10, 2020 in the Church of St. Anne in Nakhon Panom, Thailand, with the participation of 2,500 faithful. The beginning of the commemorations was marked by a
triduum of Masses celebrated in each diocese.