Tag: China

Cardinal Zen to Congressmen: China wants Vatican ‘surrender’

- 12 February 2020 1

Washington D.C., Feb 11, 2020 / 05:30 pm (CNA) - Cardinal Joseph Zen, the archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong, has said that the situation of ... Read More

Chinese churches closed in response to coronavirus

- 3 February 2020 0

Wuhan, China, Jan 31, 2020 / 04:27 pm (CNA) - As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread in China, church services in some areas have ... Read More

Chinese leaders say US is lying about millions of detained Uighurs 

- 23 July 2019 1

XINJIANG, CHINA: Chinese government officials have denied mistreating the country’s ethnic Uighur population, saying the US Secretary of State has lied. Read More

China’s technological controls keep Christians under constant surveillance 

- 24 May 2019 0

BEIJING, CHINA: As the 30th anniversary of the Tienanmen Square protests approaches, the Chinese Communist Party is cracking down on Christians. Read More

Will Pope Francis meet the Chinese president this week?

- 21 March 2019 0

Chinese President Xi Jinping at a press conference after a meeting with the German Chancellor in Berlin July 5 2017. Photo Shutterstock VATICAN CITY: As ... Read More

World celebrates 70 years of human rights… meanwhile in Iran and China…

- 14 December 2018 0

TEHRAN, IRAN: While religious leaders marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, both Iran and China detained upwards of 100 Christians. Read More