Nghe An: Priests, monks, and pastoral councils receive the Law on Belief and Religion

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(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 4, the People's Committee of Nghe An province held a conference to disseminate religious laws to priests, nuns, and representatives of pastoral councils of Catholic parishes and churches in the province.

Toàn cảnh hội nghị. Ảnh: Cảnh Nam.
Overview of the conference. Photo: Canh Nam.

At the conference, delegates listened to Mr. Nguyen Khac Huy - former Director of the Legal Department of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs introduce the process of building laws on beliefs and religions and new points of the Law on Beliefs and Religions.

According to Mr. Nguyen Khac Huy, the promulgation of the Law on Belief and Religion (effective from January 1, 2018) is a step forward in perfecting the law on the field of belief and religion. The Law aims at 4 goals: Better ensuring freedom of belief and religion; innovating the state management mechanism to create openness, transparency, and a complete legal mechanism; freedom of belief and religion is associated with promoting democratic and civilized values ​​and contributing to the implementation of foreign policy and international integration...

Compared to the previous Ordinance on Belief and Religion, the Law on Belief and Religion has 15 new points related to expanding the scope of subjects with the right to freedom of belief and religion; adding a chapter on freedom of belief and religion; expanding the subjects registering for religious activities; decentralizing management work;...

The Law also provides more detailed regulations on religious training facilities and religious training courses; adds content on conferring titles or appointing titles to foreigners legally residing in Vietnam; reduces administrative procedures in registering religious and belief activities; encourages and creates conditions for religious organizations to participate deeply in charitable and humanitarian activities; creates conditions for religious activities for foreigners legally residing in Vietnam;...

Như mọi năm, hàng nghìn du khách lại chọn hạt Cầu Rầm làm điểm đến đón Giáng sinh với bà con giáo dân.
Welcoming Christmas 2016 at Cau Ram Parish. Photo: Document

The conference took place in 1 day, in the afternoon delegates continued to receive the topic "Regulations of law on religious land and the situation of management and use of religious land in Nghe An province".

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