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Hong Kong residents hold a banner that reads: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake.” The Occupy Central movement was initiated as an effort to force the Hong Kong and Chinese governments to allow true democracy in the city. (CNS photo/Francis Wong)
Politics & Society Dispatches
As a prison sentence looms, a Hong Kong democracy activist remains steadfast
Verna YuOctober 17, 2017
“I believe it’s essential for some people to go to jail for the sake of democracy. It will in the end strengthen the movement.”
Faith Film
The Catholic Church in China | A Short Documentary
America FilmsSeptember 25, 2017

Christianity has a long and storied history in China, dating back nearly 1,300 years. It’s seen periods of prosperity and also of darkness. Since the late 1970’s, sweeping changes in Chinese society have lead to a rebirth of Christianity.

Faith Features
How the top-heavy Catholic Church is losing the ground game in China
Ian JohnsonSeptember 18, 2017
Even if relations improve with the government, the Catholic Church in China needs evangelization efforts to grow beyond a devout but tiny membership.
Politics & Society News
Efforts to mend China-Vatican rift seem stalled over bishops
Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press, Nicole Winfield - Associated PressSeptember 01, 2017
The ruling Communist Party is again telling members that atheism remains a core value, not to be transgressed.
A protester is taken away by police officers as a prison bus carrying Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong leaves the high court after his sentencing in Hong Kong on Aug. 17. A court overturned sentences that the prosecution said were too light and sent Wong and two other student leaders of huge pro-democracy protests in 2014 to prison. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Politics & Society Dispatches
Jail terms for pro-democracy leaders raise concerns of political persecution in Hong Kong
Verna YuAugust 29, 2017
The sentences made the young activists Hong Kong’s first political prisoners under Chinese rule and prompted a massive street protest on Aug. 20.
Faith News
Vatican official hints at unofficial agreement with China on bishops
Catholic News ServiceAugust 09, 2017
"The real thing is that at this moment China and (the) pope have a very good relation," said Argentine Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the pontifical academies of Sciences and of Social Sciences.
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