China

The heavy hand of Beijing in political and economic affairs has more people in Hong Kong exploring the possibility of escape.

Hong Kong people fear Beijing’s promotion of Mandarin over Cantonese is just another step to suppress Hong Kong’s unique culture and values.

The pope appeared to be alluding to the fact that since February there has been a crackdown by the Chinese authorities on religion in the mainland.

In Poland, the church created the space for people to breathe—physically, intellectually and spiritually.

The Chinese Communist Party sees young people turning to religion as an alarming trend.

A clampdown on religious freedom has intensified in the province in recent months.