Chinese Catholics have donated significant medical supplies to the Vatican to assist in the fight against Covid-19.
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China temporarily closes places of worship in effort to contain COVID-19
The Chinese government has temporarily closed all of the country’s places of worship in an effort to contain the COVID-19 respiratory coronavirus that has now killed almost 3,000 people, with more than 80,000 around the world verified with infections.
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Vatican and Chinese foreign ministers meet for first time in over 50 years
The meeting “renewed the will to pursue the institutional dialogue at a bilateral level to foster the life of the Catholic Church and the good of the Chinese people.”
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China tells some priests they can’t celebrate funerals in people’s homes
Christian funerals outside of churches have been banned in some areas of China as the communist government begins to enforce new regulations on religious practices.
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Vatican delivers 600,000 masks to help combat coronavirus in China
“I hope the supplies could reach where they are needed as soon as possible, so that people who are suffering the disease could feel the concern from the Holy See,” Father Han told the Global Times. “The whole world is standing together to fight the virus.”
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As coronavirus spreads, churches outside China take preventive measures
Diocesan guidelines included cleaning directions — including microphones used by lectors — and instructed people to bow their heads instead of shaking hands during the sign of peace.
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Some Chinese churches suspend activities because of coronavirus
A Catholic layman in Hebei, identified only as Paul, said he was “worried that the authorities would use this to crack down on the church.”
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China blasts human rights report, praises current situation
China has blasted a report from Human Rights Watch that accused it of constructing a surveillance state at home while seeking to silence critics abroad.
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New rules in China target unregistered Catholic and Protestant churches
As many as 50% of China’s estimated 10 million to 12 million Catholics worship in communities not registered with the Chinese government.
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Top Stories from the Vatican in 2019 (and what’s next in 2020)
For our New Year’s Day episode of “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts look back at some of the biggest Vatican stories of 2019.