Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City assigned as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese. By 2004, Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city had about 602,478 believers (11.0% of the population), 519 priests and 195 parishes. The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city is a "sister" diocese of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles (USA) since 2008. The Archdiocese ministers often take part in international exchanges and contacts, though with special permission of the Vietnamese authorities. The young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city and Archdiocese of Hanoi formed in 2006 an organization for helping children in rural and underdeveloped areas of Vietnam. The Archdiocese
Ho Chi Minh Thought the party's Seventh Party Congress. The Communist Party, the Vietnam state and the legitimate views of Vietnam today agree that Ho Chi Minh Thought is a creative use of Marxism–Leninism in Vietnam's context, considering Ho Chi Minh's thought has become a valuable spiritual asset of the Communist Party and the people of Vietnam. The Communist Party of Vietnam identified Marxism–Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought as the guideline for all actions and victories of the Vietnamese revolution. Vietnamese schools always promote learning and follow Ho Chi Minh Thought in all walks of life. Ho Chi Minh Thought Ho Chi Minh