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Advocacy group: Ill Chinese citizens grilled on religious belief before treatment
As part of its crackdown on religion, the Chinese Communist Party is requiring healthcare workers to grill gravely ill patients... Read more
China’s one-child policy will leave lasting damage, expert warns
Although China announced it was ending its one-child policy in 2015, the effects of the communist regime’s controversial measure will... Read more
First Chinese bishop consecrated after Vatican-China deal
A new bishop was consecrated Monday in Inner Mongolia, China, becoming the first bishop to be consecrated in the country... Read more
Hong Kong student leader: Catholics have an important role in peaceful protests
As massive protests continue in Hong Kong, one student leader says Catholics have an important role to play in encouraging... Read more
Hong Kong student leader: Catholics should take 'major role' in peaceful protests
The acting president of the Hong Kong Federation of Catholic Students told CNA this week that he would like to... Read more
Hong Kong university students protest extradition proposal
Catholics university students in Hong Kong are joining their voices to the widespread protests against a now-suspended proposal to permit... Read more
Chinese leaders say US is ‘fabricating lies’ about millions of detained Uighurs
Chinese government officials denied mistreating the country’s ethnic Uighur population and said there is “no evidence” that the country is... Read more
U.S. withholds funding from UN population fund for third year
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will not contribute the expected $32.5 million to the agency. Read more
Chinese officials crack down on religious funerals, weddings
As the Communist Party of China continues to tighten its grip on the regulation of religion and religious activity, a... Read more
Religion in China: 'It’s never been worse than it is right now,' Congress hears
At a congressional hearing on the worldwide persecution of Christians, religious freedom advocates warned Thursday of the plight of Christians... Read more
Christian leaders call for dialogue, end to violence in Hong Kong
Hundreds of thousands of protestors in Hong Kong are continuing to demonstrate against the government's plans to allow extraditions to... Read more
US religious freedom ambassador laments widespread silence on Uyghurs
Islamic countries should be more vocal in criticizing China's mistreatment of the Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnoreligious group, the US ambassador-at-large... Read more
Pope Francis responds to heresy accusation, China concerns
Pope Francis said he reacted “with a sense of humor” to the accusation of heresy made against him earlier this... Read more
Pope Francis prays for China invoking Mary Help of Christians
Pope Francis Wednesday asked Our Lady Help of Christians to intercede for Chinese Catholics, whom he said continue to believe... Read more
Beijing and Rome can work together, Parolin tells Chinese media
Cardinal Pietro Parolin welcomed the opportunity for China and the Holy See to work together to “build a more secure and prosperous world.” Read more
After Vatican-China deal, Chinese bishop imprisoned for 23 years is not yet released
The nephew of a Chinese bishop who was arrested 23 years ago has said he does not know where his... Read more
Chinese city offers cash incentives to informants on illegal religious groups
Guangzhou, the capital of China's Guangdong province, is offering to pay citizens in exchange for information on “illegal religious groups”... Read more
For US religious freedom ambassador, concerns remain on Vatican-China deal
The Vatican’s deal with China on the appointment of bishops has not changed the government’s abuse of Catholics and sets... Read more
Vatican-China deal must be implemented, Parolin says
Speaking at a conference on Vatican diplomacy, the Holy See’s Secretary of State stressed that it is now important “to... Read more
'God has become my light' A Chinese teen’s conversion story
At the age of 14, Yuan made the decision to become a Catholic. “I found a freedom that I had... Read more
