China

Vatican defends China bishop negotiations on eve of U.S. visit
- Sep 29, 2020
The Vatican on Tuesday answered critics and justified its pursuit of an extended agreement with China on bishop nominations, acknowledging difficulties but insisting the effort had achieved limited, positive results.

By Nicole Winfield
Time honors Uighur American; House bans imports made by forced Uighur labor
- Sep 26, 2020
Nury Turkel, a Uighur American on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, who is a human rights advocate for Uighur Muslims and others persecuted for their religious faith, made Time magazine’s 2020 list of the world’s 100 most influential people.

By Catholic News Service
Hong Kong cardinal urges unity, trust in God during social turmoil
- Sep 24, 2020
The social unrest and divisions in general Hong Kong society have carried over to the Catholic community, said Cardinal John Tong Hon, who encouraged Catholics instead to follow what Jesus taught in the beatitudes.

By Catholic News Service

Trump’s top envoy urges Vatican to challenge China on religious freedom
- Sep 21, 2020
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has argued that the Vatican’s agreement with China on the appointment of bishops has confused Catholics on the ground and has urged the Holy See to be vocal on China’s violations of human rights.

By Elise Ann Allen

More than 100 UK lawmakers condemn China over Uighurs abuse
- Sep 9, 2020
More than 100 British lawmakers signed a letter to the Chinese ambassador Wednesday condemning what they described as “a systematic and calculated programme of ethnic cleansing against the Uighur people” in China’s far western Xinjiang region.

By Associated Press
Hong Kong cardinal: Keep opinions on political issues out of sermons
- Sep 2, 2020
Cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong asked priests not to resort to using “slanderous and offensive statements” in their sermons.

By Catholic News Service
Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon’s arrest sparks fear Church could be next
- Aug 13, 2020
The arrest of prominent Catholic millionaire and media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong along with two of his sons and two executives of his Next Media company under China’s new national security law has raised concerns that prominent Catholic leaders he has supported could be next.

By Elise Ann Allen
Newman might have some advice for Francis on China
- Aug 2, 2020
If St. John Newman were around today, he might be warning Pope Francis and his Vatican team about the dangers of the well-poisoning fallacy vis-à-vis China.

By John L. Allen Jr.