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Thumbnail for Underground bishop made auxiliary in key Chinese archdiocese close to Taiwan

Bishop Lin Yuntuan's appointment to the Archdiocese of Fuzhou is significant for a number of reasons and comes as the first test of Pope Leo's respons...

Thumbnail for Czech cardinal persecuted by communists warns Vatican’s China deal could ‘damage the Church’

'The Holy See’s unbalanced diplomatic policy towards the Chinese regime can damage the Catholic Church itself,' warned Cardinal Dominik Duka in a rece...

Thumbnail for Human Rights Watch urges Pope Leo to address secretive China deal

The secretive 2018 Vatican deal with China has become one of the most controversial aspects of Pope Francis' papacy. With the new pope, activists are ...

Thumbnail for China 'elects' two bishops, rejecting Vatican authority

The appointment of two bishops highlights what little regard Communist China has for the role of the Holy See or Church law.

Thumbnail for OBITUARY: Pope Francis has died aged 88

Pope Francis' reign in the papal throne spanned more than a decade, and witnessed the spread of widespread confusion on numerous matters of the Cathol...

Thumbnail for Chinese authorities arrest underground Catholic bishop ahead of Easter

Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin has been arrested a number of times by China's authorities due to being part of the underground church.

Thumbnail for Communist China tightens grip on religion with sweeping new laws

The laws appear to be aimed at limiting foreign influence on Chinese nationals, while serving to highlight that in China the approved religion will re...

Thumbnail for Chinese Communists arrest underground Catholic bishop again for 'illegal' Mass

Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was arrested after refusing to pay a $27,000 fine for celebrating a Mass attended by 200 faithful. His whereabouts and condit...

Thumbnail for Cardinal Parolin defends secretive China-Vatican deal as bearing 'fruit'

Critics of the Vatican's deal with China fail to 'look beyond immediate results,' said Cardinal Pietro Parolin when questioned by the Vatican's in-hou...

Thumbnail for China's oldest Catholic priest dies at 104 after decades of Communist persecution

Father Joseph Guo Fude, China’s oldest Catholic priest, died at 104 years of age after suffering 25 years of imprisonment under communist rule and con...