Tag: China
Time for pope to review China deal?
by Michael Sainsbury With every passing week, there is a new story about the increasing…
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Mixed feelings in China about pope’s Asia visit
HONG KONG (UCAN): Catholics in mainland China have mixed views over Pope Francis’ impending visit…
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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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Rights groups urge release of Shanghai-based activist
HONG KONG (UCAN): Human rights groups have called on China to free Chen Jianfang, a…
Posted in China Bridge
Basic questions: Church and civil government in China
On the occasion of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the…
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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First bishop ordained since Sino-Vatican deal
HONG KONG (UCAN): Father Anthony Yao Shun of the Diocese of Jining, Inner Mongolia, was…
