China: Underground Priest Arrested Again, Whereabouts Unknown

AsiaNews: Fr Liu Honggeng Liu, vice rector of Our Lady Queen of China shrine and parish in Baoding (central province of Hebei), “was arrested by local authorities, who took him into custody on 7 May to prevent pilgrimages to his church,” a local Catholic source told AsiaNews.

“Xi Jinping’s recent statement to the United Front on religions has boosted extremist views among local authorities, who now feel entitled to do what they want,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons. Read full report here.