Deputy PM meets Vatican Cardinal

Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe

Function: Archbishop of Napoli, Italy

Title: Cardinal Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso

Birthdate: Jun 02, 1943	Country: Italy

Elevated: Feb 21, 2001	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Deputy PM meets Vatican Cardinal
Dec 04, 2005
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan on November 28 received visiting Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Minister of the Vatican Missionary Works.

Ha Noi (VNA, 11/28/2005)- Also present were Bishop Nguyen Van Hoa, President of the Viet Nam Episcopal Council; Arch-bishop Ngo Quang Kiet, Head of the Ha Noi Church; and Bishop Hoang Van Tiem, President of the Priests Committee of the Viet Nam Episcopal Council.

Later on, the Cardinal paid a courtesy visit to the Ha Noi People's Commitee, where he was welcomed by Ha Noi Mayor Nguyen Quoc Trieu. During their meeting, Trieu informed him of the municipal socio-economic developments as well as the religious situation and the implemention of religious policies in the city.

Also today, the Vatican Minister called at the Government's Religious Affairs Department and met with its Head Ngo Yen Thi.

Host and guest discussed issues on the Catholic Church in Viet Nam, the Government's open religious policies, and other relevant issues.

Thi said he wished the Vatican Minister's visit great success.

He said he hoped that the visit would encourage Vietnamese people and Catholic followers to contribute to the national unity and the renewal process in their motherland.

For his part, the Vatican Minister expressed thanks to the Vietnamese Government and the Department for Religious Affairs for their efforts to make his first ever Viet Nam visit go smoothly. He also wished Viet Nam great achievements in all fields.

During its stay in Viet Nam from November 28 to December 5, the Vatican mission is scheduled to visit some localities and Catholic dioceses, and attend the ordination ceremony for 57 priests at the Ha Noi Church.

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