VATICAN CITY, MAY 3, 2004 (VIS) - According to a communique published this afternoon, a Holy See delegation returned to Rome today following a six-day visit to Vietnam. The delegation included Msgrs. Pietro Parolin, under-secretary for Relations with States, Luis Mariano Montemayor, nunciature councillor and Barnaba Nguyen Van Phuong, bureau chief at the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
"The delegation," said the communique, "met the president and members of the Permanent Council of the Episcopal Conference of Vietnam as well as the bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Hanoi.
"In a positive climate, the delegation discussed the life and activity of the Catholic Church in the country with the Office for Religious Affairs, presided over by Ngo Yen Thi.
"The delegation then had a meeting with Le Cong Phung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and Nguyen Huy Quang, vice president of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. On various occasions the topic of relations between Vietnam and the Holy See was touched upon, emphasizing the steps already taken toward normalizing relations.
"Lastly, the delegation made a visit to the dioceses of Xuan Loc and Ban Me Thuot where they celebrated the Eucharist in a climate of intense ecclesial communion and where they received expressions of deep affection and fidelity to the Holy Father. They also met with authorities of the respective civil provinces. Other ecclesial meetings took place in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City."
DELSS/VISIT VIETNAM/PAROLIN VIS 20040503 (260)
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