While May 24 has been celebrated with prayer for and with the church in China every year since 2008, Francis’ message on Sunday comes at the end of a week in which a number of troubling news reports reached the Vatican.
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‘Prudence is a virtue’: Hong Kong’s new Jesuit bishop on managing the church’s complicated relationship with China
Bishop-designate Stephen Chow Sau-yan told Hong Kong media people must start with a sense of faith and not assume Beijing is the enemy, and he hoped for dialogue to develop a better understanding.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Head of Chinese Jesuits named new bishop of Hong Kong
The diocese has been without a bishop since Jan. 3, 2019, when Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung died after leading the diocese for just 17 months.
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Podcast: Why the Vatican doesn’t push democracy in China
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss Gerry’s wide-ranging interview with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Gallagher.
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Review: How China turned the U.S. economy into a warzone
In ‘Superpower Showdown,’ Bob Davis and Lingling Wei describe a new Cold War as the United States and China figure out how to manage the repercussions of China’s rise, including U.S. protectionism and tensions over Taiwan, military strength and human rights.
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Review: What does the future of the church hold? Look to China.
A new book of essays on the Catholic Church in China ably captures the evolving turmoil the church faces in a complicated situation.
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Podcast: The Vatican-China deal, explained
In this special episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America editors Gerard O’Connell and Zac Davis join Colleen Dulle to explain what the Holy See and China each want from the deal.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Despite imprisonment, Hong Kong democracy activists urge continued resistance
“[I]t’s not the end of the fight. Ahead of us is another challenging battleground. We’re now joining the battle in prison along with many brave protestors, less visible yet essential in the fight for democracy and freedom for HK.”
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China criticizes Pope Francis over comment on Uighur Muslim minority
China criticized Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group.
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The China-Vatican agreement has been extended. Now, Rome is looking for more from Beijing.
China has gained international prestige because of its relations with the Vatican. The Holy See should now seek to obtain more concrete results from its deal with Beijing.