Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee congratulates Bishop of Vinh Diocese Alphong Nguyen Huu Long

Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province congratulated Bishop Alphonsus Nguyen Huu Long. Photo: Tran Lam

Also attending were comrades in the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province.

In a warm and friendly atmosphere, on behalf of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh sent the best wishes to Bishop Alphong Nguyen Huu Long.

At the meeting, the Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee announced a number of outstanding results in the province's socio-economic development in recent times as well as the situation and results of Covid-19 prevention and control work in the province.

Accompanying the Party Committees, authorities, Fatherland Front Committees at all levels as well as responding to the call of the Vietnam Bishops' Council, recently, through many forms of propaganda and mobilization, parishes, priests, monks and parishioners have actively contributed money, goods, necessities, and medical supplies to directly support the affected subjects. Through incomplete statistics, dignitaries, officials, monks and parishioners in the province have supported the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, including money and goods with a total value of over 18 billion VND, not to mention tens of thousands of free meals serving quarantine areas.

Along with that, the Social Charity Committee - Caritas Vinh Diocese has sent a letter calling on the Catholic community and businesses to share the difficulties with the people of Ho Chi Minh City during the days of isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Thereby, dignitaries, priests and Catholics have supported dozens of tons of goods and billions of VND in timely delivery to the people to help fight the epidemic.

The delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Provincial Committee had a friendly conversation with Bishop Alphonsus Nguyen Huu Long. Photo: Tran Lam

Acknowledging and appreciating the contributions of the Vinh Diocese Bishop's Office, of Bishop Alphonsus Nguyen Huu Long personally, of parishes, priests and the Catholic community, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Vo Thi Minh Sinh respectfully thanked the Bishop, priests, dignitaries and Catholic compatriots. She hoped that the Bishop, priests, dignitaries and Catholic compatriots would continue to participate in activities to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic, spreading charity and solidarity in the context of the epidemic...

The Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee sent his best wishes for health and well-being to Bishop Alphonsus Nguyen Huu Long; hoping that in the coming time, the Bishop, priests, monks and parishioners will continue to actively participate in patriotic emulation movements and build great national unity.

Bishop Alphonsus Nguyen Huu Long expressed his joy at welcoming the delegation and congratulated them; at the same time, he affirmed that he will continue to join the Catholic people of the province in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, sharing charity, uniting together, contributing to building Nghe An province in particular and the country in general to become more and more prosperous.