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Bishop Joseph Zhang Yinlin (kneeling, center) at his ordination in Anyang on Aug. 4. (Photo credit: ucanews.com)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The ordination of Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin, 44, as coadjutor bishop of Anyang diocese in Henan province, mainland China, on August 4 was conducted in a way that respects church law and would appear to signal that the Chinese authorities wish to reach an accord with the Holy See.
Chinese Catholics pray during a 2014 Mass in Beijing. Pope Francis asked Catholics worldwide to show solidarity through their prayers for Catholics in China and for persecuted Christians over the Pentecost weekend. (CNS photo/Wu Hong, EPA)
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Gerard O’Connell
In what could be a bellwether for Sino-Vatican relations for the first time in three years a bishop approved by the Holy See will be ordained for the Catholic Church in mainland China on August 4 Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin will be ordained then as pastor of the diocese of Anyang in the province of
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