Vatican: Vietnam: Pope: in Vietnam a missionary Church committed to building a just society

"For the opening of your celebration - continues the message - you have chosen So Kien, in the Archdiocese of Hanoi, a symbolic place that speaks particularly to your hearts. It was the first seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Vietnam and still retains vestiges of your precious holy martyrs and also of their noble relics. In this jubilee year may this place that is so dear to the heart be a place of profound evangelization that will bring the Gospel values of charity, truth, justice and honesty to all of Vietnamese society. "  

 "The jubilee - continues the pope - is a time of grace for reconciliation with God and neighbour. To this end, we must recognize the wrongs of the past and present committed against our brothers in faith and against fellow compatriots and ask forgiveness. At the same time, we must also make the decision to deepen and enrich ecclesial communion and to build a just society and fair society in conformity with the principal of solidarity through genuine dialogue, mutual respect and healthy collaboration. The Jubilee - concludes the message – is also a special time to renew the proclamation of the Gospel to fellow citizens and to increasingly become a Church that is communion and mission".