Praising the example of "Good people, good deeds" among Tan Ky Catholics

Tan Ky district currently has 1,298 households with 5,895 Catholics, living in 12 communes and towns. Over the past 5 years, with the attention of the Party and the State, the Catholic community in the district has overcome all difficulties, boldly transformed the structure of crops and livestock, and actively applied scientific and technological advances to production.

Focus on developing farm economy, opening high-income business, service and trade sectors, contributing to increasing the rate of well-off and rich households among Catholics from 17.9% in 2015 to 22% in 2019, reducing the rate of poor households from 12.2% to 6.47%.

Provincial and district leaders awarded Certificates of Merit to 10 exemplary individuals.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Phan Hai Thanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Ethnic and Religious Committee of the Fatherland Front and Mr. Trinh Huu Thanh - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee commended and acknowledged the results that Catholics have achieved in the past 5 years in all aspects, contributing to building Tan Ky homeland to develop and prosper.

The road was expanded by parishioners in Tan Ky who donated land. Photo courtesy of Thanh Quynh

On this occasion, Tan Ky District People's Committee awarded 10 Certificates of Merit to outstanding individuals for their outstanding achievements in the movement "All people unite to build new rural areas, civilized urban areas, live a good life and follow good religion" in the period 2015 - 2020./.