Tag: China
Despite Vatican-China deal, Chinese Catholics continue to face persecution
The report said that all religions, including the state-controlled ones, have suffered from "aggressive repression on religious freedom"
Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb COVID-19 outbreak
Authorities are imposing a two-phase lockdown of the city of about 25 million people to carry out mass testing
Pope’s recorded video messages for Catholics in Hong Kong, China go...
The videos, which were posted online with Chinese subtitles, have been viewed thousands of times, less than 24 hours after its release
Pope Francis offers condolences after plane crash in China
The pope sent a condolence telegram to China’s President Xi Jinping on March 22 after China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 crashed on Monday
Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges
Scenes of closed neighborhoods, panic buying and police cordons cast back to the early phase of the pandemic, which first emerged in China
Chinese cities and factories lock down as COVID-19 outbreak spreads
While the caseload is low in global terms, it is deeply alarming in China where authorities have been squashing clusters since early 2020
Chinese woman detained for attempting to share Gospel with Xi Jinping
According to China Aid, Zhou has attempted to share the good news with the Chinese leader for more than 50 times in the past years
UN rights expert urges China, Russia to stop arms supply to...
The UN Security Council is urged to take strong actions to stop countries, including China and Russia, from supplying arms to the junta
Catholic bishop of Xinxiang, China, still in prison 9 months after...
The prelate was arrested on May 21, 2021, a day after seven priests and ten seminarians were also taken by the police
Are diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Beijing on the horizon?
A source familiar with papal diplomacy said it is “rather unlikely” that formal diplomatic relations with Beijing will soon be established