Hanoi, April 23 -- President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien, on behalf of the the Presidium of the VFF Central Committee, has sent letters of condolences to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics following the passing of Pope Francis. In the letters, Chien expressed his deep sorrow over the news of Pope Francis' passing, describing it as a profound loss for the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam and the Vietnamese Catholic community in particular. Pope Francis was praised as an exemplary religious leader who embodied compassion and humility, and who tirelessly promoted peace, justice, unity, and reconciliation ...