Catholic News Service: The Vatican’s highest-ranking Chinese official called on Beijing to release nine arrested Catholic bishops and priests, saying their continued detention “damages China’s international image.” Read more here.
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Chinese Underground Bishop and Seven Priests Taken Into Custody For Reeducation
UCANews: Bishop John Wang Ruowang of Tianshui and some of his priests have been forced to attend “study sessions” since the end of 2011, according to Church sources. More on this here.
270 Catechumens Baptized Sunday in Chinese Diocese Run By Underground Bishop
Catholic Culture: 270 catechumens were baptized at the cathedral of the Diocese of Tianjin on December 18. Tianjin, a city of 4.3 million, is located in northeastern China. More on this report here with links.
Vatican Approved Bishop Consecrated in China, Excommunicated Bishop in Attendance
Catholic Culture: Amid security scans and police dogs, Father Peter Luo Xuegang was ordained coadjutor bishop of Yibin, a city of 4.5 million in south-central China, on November 30. The Diocese of Yibin has seven priests and 30,000 Catholics. More … Continue reading
Hardline Official Moved From Tibet to Most Catholic Province of China
FaithWorld: The hardline Chinese official removed last week as Communist Party chief of restive Tibet has been made head of the province in the centre of contention over China’s Catholics, giving him an influential role in another sensitive religious issue. … Continue reading
Underground Priest Sentenced to Three Years Hard Labor For Refusal to Join Patriotic Association
AsiaNews: The Chinese government yesterday condemned Fr. Wang Chengli – diocesan administrator of the underground community in Heze Diocese (Caozhou) in Shandong province – to three years of “re-education through labour”, probably because he refused to join the Chinese government’s Catholic … Continue reading
Chinese Communists Round Up Underground Bishop, Priests, and Dozens of Lay Leaders for ‘Re-education’
UCANews: Security officials have detained a number of underground Church leaders from Tianshui diocese in northwestern Gansu province during the weekend. They include diocesan administrator Father John Baptist Wang Ruohan; retired Bishop Casmir Wang Milu; Father John Wang Ruowang; as … Continue reading
Four More Undeground Priests Arrested in China
Catholic Culture: Chinese authorities have released a Catholic priest who had spent 4 months in prison in Hebei because of his refusal to join the government-backed Catholic Patriotic Association. But in Shandong, 4 other priests have been arrested for the … Continue reading
Captive Chinese Priest Released After Four Months of Mental and Physical Torture
AsiaNews: An underground priest from the diocese of Xuanhua (Hebei) has been released after about four months. Local sources said that during this time he was abused and brainwashed to force him to join the Patriotic Association and reject his … Continue reading
Seven More Priests Slated for Illicit Episcopal Consecration in China
Catholic Culture: Father Joseph Guo Jincai, who was ordained a bishop in November 2010 without a papal mandate and now serves as vice chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, has announced that seven more bishops will be ordained in … Continue reading
Beijing Escalates Its War Against the Church, Another Episcopal Consecration Coming
Zenit News: The French agency Eglises d’Asie is reporting that China’s next illicit ordination will happen in the coming few days. This will be the third episcopal ordination without the Pope’s approval since June 29. Read full report here.
Another Illicit Consecration in China, 8 Vatican Approved Bishops Participate
AsiaNews: Eight bishops in communion with the pope have taken part this morning in the unlawful ordination of Fr Joseph Huang Bingzhang as bishop of Shantou (Guangdong). This is the third ordination without papal mandate in China after that of … Continue reading
Holy See Pronounces Excommunication Nominatim Against Illicitly Consecrated Chinese Bishop
UCANews: The Holy See has pronounced latae sententiae (automatic) excommunication on Father Paul Lei Shiyin of Leshan, who was ordained a bishop without papal mandate last week. A priest and Church observer outside China who asked not to be named … Continue reading
Vatican Declares Illicitly Consecrated Bishop Has ‘No Authority’
Catholic Culture: In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican has announced that a Chinese bishop installed by the government-backed Patriotic Catholic Association last week “has no authority to govern the diocesan Catholic community.” Read more about this here.
Chinese Officials Issue New Threat on Ordaining Bishops Without Papal Mandate
Catholic Culture reports: Chinese authorities say that they are making plans to appoint new bishops, pointing toward a new clash with the Vatican. More on this here.
