Sources told AsiaNews that two members of the underground Catholic community in Hebei have not been heard from for days, raising serious concern. It is thought that, like in other cases, they have ...

Mgr. An confirms that he has joined the Patriotic Association "for the good of the Church." Underground priests and experts from the China-Vatican dialogue concerned about the situation of tension and ...

Two Chinese Catholic priests working for an underground Catholic diocese in China have been subjected to alleged forced disappearance, says a report. Fathers Chen Hekun and Chi Huitian from Baoding ...

Baoding (Agenzia Fides) - After the difficult time of the pandemic, when churches were closed due to health provisions, even in the diocese of Baoding, in the Chinese province of Hebei, the daily life ...

WASHINGTON —The fate of a long-imprisoned Catholic bishop in China was the focus of a congressional hearing on Thursday, amid growing concern he may have died in the custody of the Communist ...

The controversy surrounding a bishop in a Catholic diocese about 100 miles outside of Beijing illustrates the problems facing Chinese Catholic communities trying to follow Pope Benedict XVI’s ...

China, 071000 Phone: 86-312-2010173 Coadjutor Bishop Francis An Shuxin was consecrated by Bishop Peter Liu Guandong on May 2, 1993, as the Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding diocese. He was arrested in 1996 ...