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Church properties under threat in northern China

HEBEI (UCAN): Catholics in China’s Hebei province reached an agreement with authorities after staging an…

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Mourning an inadvertent missionary
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Mourning an inadvertent missionary

MELBOURNE (SE): One of the last living links with the first Columban mission in the…

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Rights groups urge release of Shanghai-based activist

HONG KONG (UCAN): Human rights groups have called on China to free Chen Jianfang, a…

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Vatican-China deal on bishops bearing fruit
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Vatican-China deal on bishops bearing fruit

HONG KONG (UCAN): The recent ordination of two Chinese bishops has been hailed as evidence…

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Chinese state intensifies control  over official religions
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Chinese state intensifies control over official religions

The document candidly says that the authorities intended to regulate the management of religious groups and actively guide them to adapt to China’s socialist society in a way that promoted their healthy development

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