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Hong Kong advocacy organization condemns China's refusal to allow commemoration of Tiananmen Square protests
An organization aiming to support the democratic movement and religious freedom in Hong Kong spoke out on Thursday against China’s... Read more
Christian group supports prayer octave for China
A Christian coalition is supporting the prayer octave for the Church in China urged by Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of... Read more
US bishops promote prayer octave for China
The chair of the US bishops’ international justice and peace committee on Thursday called for participation in the prayer octave... Read more
Cardinal Bo urges prayer octave for China
Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of Yangon on Sunday called for the expansion of a day of prayer for the Church... Read more
Wave of arrests in Hong Kong targets pro-democracy politicians, activists
Police in Hong Kong arrested more than 50 people Wednesday for apparent violations of a China-imposed “national security law”— the... Read more
US religious liberty ambassador calls out China for using tech to suppress religion
The U.S. will be working against the use of technology to suppress religious minorities, the religious freedom ambassador announced this... Read more
Finding God in Shanghai: a Chinese convert’s path to faith
At his baptism at a Catholic church in Shanghai, Dalù said that he “cried like a baby” knowing that his... Read more
Vatican thanks Chinese groups for donations to combat coronavirus
The Vatican has thanked Chinese organizations for donating medical supplies to help it combat the coronavirus. Read more
Chinese campaigns to control Christianity worsened in 2019, watchdog says
The Chinese government’s campaign to develop “religion with Chinese characteristics” has increased persecution of the country’s Christians, the human rights... Read more
Leak from Xinjiang shows some Uyghurs are detained for family size
A leaked document from a county in China's northwest details the personal information of some 3,000 Uyghurs. It gives violation... Read more
Vatican, Chinese diplomats discuss deal on bishop appointments
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, met Friday with Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign... Read more
China defends detention of Muslims in Xinjiang
The Chinese government is defending its policy of mass detention and re-education of Muslims in the country's northwest as an... Read more
Hong Kong protesters arrested at Catholic church
Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have continued to escalate into violence, with many apparent incidents of forceful police tactics, including... Read more
US blacklists Chinese groups over repression of Uighurs
The US Commerce Department on Monday added 28 Chinese organizations to a blacklist barring them from buying products from US... Read more
Macau diocese angered by government light show on church ruins
A diocese in southern China expressed disappointment this week regarding a patriotic light-show that had been projected on the remains... Read more
International reactions to Chinese detention of Muslims remain mixed
As China's detention of Muslims of the country's northwest in re-education camps continues, few countries are openly denouncing the practice... Read more
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
Chinese officials claim most Xinjiang detainees have been released
Government officials from China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region said Tuesday that the area's re-education camps for Muslims have been successful,... Read more
China continues to rebut Western claims about repression of Uighurs
An article published Wednesday in a state-run paper from mainland China repeated government talking points regarding the situations of the... Read more
Tribunal says China uses coercion in organ harvesting, targets religious minorities
An investigative tribunal has said that forced harvesting of organs for transplant continues in China, with religious minorities especially targeted. Read more
