VOV.VN - Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher will pay a visit to Vietnam from April 9 to 14, according to the Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam on April 3.

VOV.VN - Competent Vietnamese agencies will support the Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam to successful complete his duty, contributing to promoting relations between Vietnam and the Vatican, as well as between the Holy See and the Vietnam Catholic Church.

Pope Francis’s appointment of Archbishop Marek Zalewski as the first Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam marks a historic moment in the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Vatican, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang.

VOV.VN - Archbishop Marek Zalewski has been appointed by Pope Francis as the first Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam, the Vatican said on December 23.

The upgrade of the relationship and the adoption of the Status of the Resident Papal Representative and the Office of the Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam reflect efforts, goodwill, and mutual respect between Vietnam and the Vatican, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam at its office in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7, the first by Thuong to the conference as the State President.

President Vo Van Thuong’s official visit to Austria from July 23-25, and State visit to Italy and visit to the Vatican from July 25-29 have been successful in all aspects, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told the press.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong touched down in Hanoi on the morning of July 29, thereby concluding his State visit to Italy and his visit to the Vatican at the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis, respectively, from July 25 to July 29.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his wife and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam visited the Vatican on July 27 (local time) at the invitation of Pope Francis, and met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Vatican.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong’s visit to the Vatican on July 27 will contribute to opening up new prospects ahead to boost bilateral relations moving forward, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang.