Bitter Winter, Lin Yujang: Never mind a nearly four-month-old provisional agreement with the Vatican – one that was supposed to ease decades-long tensions regarding the appointing of bishops – the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, is upping its suppression and persecution of … Continue reading
CNA: Police have detained a Catholic bishop at the center of controversy over a possible agreement between the Vatican and China. Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin of Mindong in China’s Fujian province is a 59-year-old underground bishop, loyal to the Holy … Continue reading
CNA: “The Rosary is what gave us the strength for years because we didn’t have the sacraments or priests; but the faithful prayed every day at least one Rosary in the early morning and another one at night,” and at the … Continue reading
AsiaNews, Sergio Ticozzi: The pressure and violence of the civil authorities control and suffocate the official Church. Underground Catholics wonder whether the Holy See has married the government’s thesis, to eliminate them. The “unrealistic” hope in an agreement between China and … Continue reading
Update: After reading further information from AsiaNews on the funerals of Bishop Paul Xie Tingzhe, bishop of Urumqi (Xinjiang), and that of Bishop Sylvester Li Jiantang, who died only 13 hours apart, it was explained that Bishop Li had been … Continue reading
TFP, Rex Teodosio and Seth Hakes: The United States and China are clashing on several policy issues especially relating to economy and trade. Yet, when leaders of the two countries get together, there is one thing that never gets mentioned: the … Continue reading
Life Site News, Claire Chretien: Cardinal Joseph Zen says the Vatican is betraying Catholics living their faith out clandestinely in China. In an exclusive February 15 interview in Washington, D.C. with LifeSiteNews, he says he has been urged to speak out … Continue reading
Asianews: Thousands of Catholics attended the funeral of retired underground bishop Mgr Casmirus Wang Milu of Tianshui last Saturday (18 February). His body was buried at a place near his native village in Gangu County (Gansu), northwestern China. Report is here.
UCANews: More than 200 Hong Kong Catholics attended a memorial Mass for an “underground” priest in China who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in early November. More here.
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,” … Continue reading
Vatican Insider: Two Catholic priests serving China’s underground – or “clandestine” as it is called – Church were forcibly removed by government officials and police officers on the afternoon of Sunday March 22nd. They were rounded up as the celebrated Sunday … Continue reading
UCANews: Five “underground” priests from Suiyuan diocese in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were “taken away” by police yesterday, according to Church sources. They were arrested in Erenhot, a city near the border with Mongolia. More on this here.
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