Tag: Catholics in China

Sinicization is a process by which religious practice is enculturated into the context of Chinese society so that it is assimilated within the local customs

Bishop Simone Zhang Jianlin, vicar general of the diocese of Xuanhua, has been detained since he was taken away by the police in April 2021

The doors of shrines, churches and chapels will always be open, after closures due to the pandemic

The report said several priests in Baoding province who were formerly loyal to the Holy See officially registered with the government

It will be the first time since 1985, when Hong Kong was still a British colony, that a bishop from the region would visit Beijing

Bishop Shao was reported to have been taken by authorities with his secretary, Father Jiang Sunian

The celebration will act as a "red thread" in the ecclesial path of the Catholic community

The news of Benedict XVI’s death was taken from the official communication on the pontiff’s death released by the Holy See

State-backed Catholic church elders have been warned that their faith needs to "better adapt itself to a socialist society"

This year, Pope Francis has asked Catholics to join him in praying for the faithful in China