Catholics contribute to national construction, defence
A national congress of Vietnamese Catholics will take place from October 12-13 in Hanoi, with the participation of more than 400 Catholic priests and followers.
Hanoi (VNA) - A national congressof Vietnamese Catholics will take place from October 12-13 in Hanoi, with theparticipation of more than 400 Catholic priests and followers.
The information was released by theCommittee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) at a press conferencein Hanoi on October 8.
The congress will assess outcomes ofpatriotic movements among Catholics and activities of the committee, and settargets to bring forward the movement.
According to the CSVC, over the years, thanksto patriotic movements, many business models of Catholics have shown higheconomic efficiency.
The models have mainly focused on shiftingthe structure of farms and large-scale handicraft production, along with theestablishment of businesses, the committee said.
Charitable and humanitarian activities havealso been scaled up, with classes for street children and people withdisabilities, care for leprosy and AIDS patients, fundraising for poor peoplein need of eye and heart operations and support for disaster-hit citizens.
The CSVC has set up a network covering 42cities and provinces nationwide.-VNA
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At the press conference (Source: VNA) 
