Catholic World Report Anthony E. Clark: After Mao Zedong (1893-1976) declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, missionaries and Chinese clergy flooded out of mainland China to escape the coming anti-Christian persecutions. There were some clergy, however, … Continue reading
Taiwan News, Duncan DeAeth: Ties between China and the Vatican appear to be getting more complex with recent news that a retired Hong Kong Cardinal made a secret mission to deliver a letter directly to the Pope on behalf of Catholics … Continue reading
AsiaNews, John Baptist Lin: Last December, Mgr Peter Zhuang Jianjian of Shantou (Guangdong) was forced to go to Beijing where “a foreign prelate” from the Vatican asked him to leave his see to illicit bishop Joseph Huang Bingzhang. He had received … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Msgr. Peter Shao Zhumin, bishop of Wenzhou (Zhejiang), recognized by the Holy See, but not by the government, has been released. On May 18, 2017, he was taken by police and officials from the Religious Affairs Bureau and distanced from his … Continue reading
The Epoch Times, Paul Huang: “Finally they got rid of him! But Greece is not further away from Rome than Hong Kong!?” Joseph Zen wrote in his blog in response to Pope Francis’ decision to remove Hon. Now age 85, Zen undertook … Continue reading
UCANews, Michael Sainsbury: Father Joseph Shih, the former head of the China section of Vatican Radio, has sent a message to Pope Francis saying that the church needs to have “healthy realism” in its dealings with the Chinese government. More here.
AsiaNews, Bernardo Cervellera: The new regulations on religious activities are aimed at annihilating underground communities and stifling official communities, making it impossible for any outward mission. Report is here.
Fatima Perspectives, Chris Ferrara: One of the keynotes of Father Gruner’s assessment of the crisis in the Church from the Fatima perspective was his exposure and condemnation of the disastrous post-Vatican II policy of Ostpolitik (the politics of the East), according to … Continue reading
L’Espresso, Sandro Magister: Francis is the first pope to have flown over China. But whether he will set foot there remains to be seen. In August Libreria Editrice Vaticana has made public a dossier that is a brutal cold shower for those … Continue reading
The Remnant, Theresa Moreau: One bridge connects the two territories. A few meters of barbed wire separate two worlds and two civilizations. The physical distance can be measured in a few meters. The moral distance, however, cannot be measured. On one … Continue reading
Waiting to hear what Cardinal Zen has to say about this compromising prelate. UCANews: Christians in mainland China were enraged by remarks on the cross-removal campaign that the new bishop of Hong Kong made in a press conference, just as news … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Although in a low key – perhaps because of talks with the Vatican – the slogan for an “autonomous” and “independent” Church (from the Holy See) is completely subjugated to Party politics. Official bishops die like “state officials” far from the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: A Chinese bishop who spent months under house arrest concelebrated Easter Mass with a bishop appointed by the Beijing regime in defiance of Rome, in a show of strength for the government-backed Catholic Patriotic Association. Bishop Ma Daqin of … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Andrew Bennett, Canada’s former Ambassador of Religious Freedom, said in an address to a parliamentary forum that the Holy See should have no illusions as it negotiates with China about the appointment of bishops. More here.
Crux, John Allen: Understandably, most reaction to Pope Francis’s latest blockbuster interview, in this case with the Spanish newspaper El Pais, focused on his comments on populism, including Donald Trump. Whenever you have the pope warning against the lure of political … Continue reading
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