How a 17th-century Jesuit mathematician helped reform China’s imperial calendar — and quietly shaped the date of its most important festival.
The 78-year-old Catholic media mogul, who has been sharply critical of China's regime, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for "national security violations."
The 2026 World Watch List, published by Open Doors on January 14, reveals dramatic figures: Never before has religious freedom of Christians been so threatened.
Jimmy Lai, a Catholic entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist, was found guilty of various "national security offences" in Hong Kong.
Nearly two out of three people live in a country where religious minorities are persecuted or discriminated against, says a new report.
Pope Leo XIV confirmed this election by the Patriotic Association on August 11 as part of the provisional agreement signed by China and the Holy See in 2018.
In a move within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Vatican and government of China, the Pope suppressed two dioceses and created a new one.
St. John Paul II canonized 120 Catholics who were martyred for their faith in China, and many of their individual feast days are in July.
In the context of the agreement between China and the Vatican on the appointment of bishops, Pope Leo XIV has named his first auxiliary bishop in that country.
Pope Leo XIV recognizes document for teaching people to listen "to the twofold cry of the Earth and of the poor."
When a group of rebels were nearing a Catholic chapel and retreat house in China, the priest prayed to Our Lady for protection.
Since Christmas, Chinese Bishop Vincent Guo has been under house arrest and must interact with the faithful through bars, while his chapel was chained.
Weng Yirui, 31, grew up in a communist atheist family in China. But this talented pianist discovered God through music, in particular Vivaldi's “Gloria.”
Bishop Antonio Ji Weizhong was ordained to be the first bishop of the diocese of Lüliang, replacing the diocese of Fenyang (with slightly altered boundaries).
Catholic dioceses of China are raising funds, while Tibetans living in exile from India to Nepal hold candlelight vigils to pray for the victims.
There will now be 7 languages besides the official Italian, for the Pope's reflections and the mediation on a biblical text.
Catholic entrepreneur and free speech advocate maintains he never sought to influence foreign governments' China policy.
