Video - Christian in China

A US CatholicTV Spotlight feature, with Bob Fu, Director of China Aid recounting experiences of being Christian in China.

St Vinnies up and running in China

The Society of St Vincent de Paul has established 20 parish-based charity centres in China, but must operate under a different name to placate a government suspicious of the charity organisation’s ties to the Pope. (Anthony Barich, The Record.com.au)

Does Beijing really want bishops appointed by the pope?

Gianni Valente, (once?) my friend, writes again in 30 Giorni (30 Days) about the Church in China. I admire his interest, for this Church so dear to us, and his zeal in bringing it to the attention of his readers. I am sorry to say, however, that I cannot agree with the way he sees things in that very complex situation. (Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Hong Kong)

A visit to China’s largest Catholic village

Traveling through China’s poorer provinces one often sees blue coal trucks, mule-driven carts brimming with freshly harvested vegetables, squatting peasants smoking long-stemmed pipes, or dilapidated roadside hovels with exposed light bulbs hanging precariously from crumbling ceilings. (Anthony E. Clark, Ignatius Insight)

Video - Benedict XVI asks to pray for the Church in China

During the prayer of Regina Coeli, Benedict XVI called for prayers for the Church in China.