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A profile in courage: Cardinal Kung and Catholic resistance in Shanghai
Nearly 70 years after his arrest, Cardinal Ignatius Kung is remembered as he preached fidelity to the successor of Peter... Read more
Vatican says China violated terms of agreement with bishop installation
The Holy See “noted with surprise and regret” that Bishop John Peng Weizhao had been installed as an “auxiliary bishop... Read more
Chinese bishop who suffered years of forced labor dies at 98
A Chinese underground bishop who was sentenced to 10 years of forced labor in the 1980s for bringing Catholics on pilgrimage... Read more
Underground bishop, vicar general detained in China's Hebei province
A bishop of the underground Church in China's Hebei province and his vicar general were placed in detention this week,... Read more
Cardinals spar in responses to Vatican-China deal
After Cardinal Fernando Filoni and a Chinese-appointed bishop both spoke out this week separately in support of the Vatican-China deal... Read more
Underground bishop in China reported missing
A Vatican-appointed Chinese bishop has reportedly been taken into custody by the government and is undergoing “isolation and indoctrination.” Read more
Four underground priests reportedly disappeared in China's Hebei province
Four priests from the underground Catholic Church in China's Hebei province have been taken into police custody for indoctrination, AsiaNews... Read more
Holy See, China continue to negotiate situation of underground bishops
Sources say the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China are involved in new negotiations over the fate of... Read more
The Chinese village where Catholics are sceptical of a Vatican-China deal
As the Holy See reportedly negotiates a deal with the government of mainland China, some Catholic residents of a town... Read more
Chinese bishop forcibly removed from diocese still missing
On Monday the Vatican issued a statement on the situation of the Chinese Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, who... Read more
Underground Chinese bishop in Shanghai dies at 97
Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang, a bishop of Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China who spent decades under arrest for... Read more
