In an interview with Asia News Archbishop Savio Hon was undaunted: According to Mgr Hon, those who have resisted the will of the party, like Mgr Li Lianghui (Cangzhou, Hebei), are now in isolation, forced to undergo political education classes … Continue reading
AsiaNews: In time of war and under persecution, the Blessed Virgin has always protected Vietnamese Catholics, they have a special devotion for the Mother of Jesus. Devotion to the Virgin has evolved since the 16th century, coinciding with the arrival … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Pray for the Church in China, a country where Christ is “rejected, ignored or persecuted,” the bishops of that country who are “suffering” so “their desire to stay in the one and Universal Church overcome … Continue reading
UCANews: The latest communiqué of the Vatican’s Commission on the Church in China has mostly fallen flat with the faithful on the mainland, although some see hopeful signs. An “open” community bishop said the most important point in the document … Continue reading
Catholic News Service: The commission’s message began by noting the “general climate of disorientation and anxiety about the future” of the church in China, following recent setbacks in church-state relations. It said that given the numerous vacant dioceses in China, … Continue reading
CNA reports: During his recent visit to Washington, D.C., Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun told reporters that mistakes and misunderstandings on the part of key Vatican officials, and a desire for “compromise at any cost,” have undermined Pope Benedict’s intentions for … Continue reading
Zenit News: Bishop Augustine Hu Daguo of the apostolic prefecture of Shiqian, Shihtsien, in the Chinese province of Guizhou, died on Feb. 17 at the age of 90. The bishop, who was approved by the Pope and part of the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: Less than a week after the Holy See denounced the Chinese government’s repressive control of Church affairs, the State Administration for Religious Affairs has blasted the Vatican for its “attack on religious freedom in China.” Read more … Continue reading
UCANEWS: With profound sorrow, the Holy See laments the fact that from 7 to 9 December 2010 there was held in Beijing the Eighth Assembly of Chinese Catholic Representatives. This was imposed on numerous Bishops, priests, religious and lay faithful. … Continue reading
CNA reports: Father Bernardo Cervellera, a longtime observer of Sino-Vatican affairs, is deeply troubled by recent moves made by China’s communist authorities. Read more here.
In speaking at his general audience today about the English mystic, Saint Juliana of Norwich, to whom God revealed a certain aspect of His providential design in allowing evil, the Holy Father applied the mystery of “the greater good” to … Continue reading
In reading these strong words of retired Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong keep in mind that the illicit consecration of Father Gao Jincai as bishop in a northern province will take place the very next day on November 20. AsiaNews: … Continue reading
CNA reports: China’s government-run Catholic organization has ordained a bishop without the approval of the Pope. In response, a prominent cardinal said the action never should have happened. Read more of Cardinal Zen’s reaction here.
AsiaNews: The vice-president of the Patriotic Association, Liu Bainain confirmed to the media that the ordination of Fr Joseph Guo Jincai as Bishop of Chengde (Hebei) will take place tomorrow November 20. The ordination of the 42-year old priest, the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Priests in Hebei reported to UCANews that two bishops– Bishop Peter Fen Xinmao of Jingxian and Joseph Li Liangui of Xianxian—have been taken to an undisclosed location by local government officials. The priests fear that the bishops are … Continue reading
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