A book published in Italy traces the story of the missionary bishop of Zhengzhou, the immediate predecessor of one of three recently appointed bishops in the People's Republic of China. Paul VI praised him for his extraordinary example of courage and fidelity to the Gospel in communist imprisonment and for the love he always kept alive for the flock that had been entrusted to him, even in exile.
China intensifies clampdown on Christian orphanages
Beijing accuses Christian groups of using charities to proselytize and convert children
Updated: April 21, 2021 04:06 AM GMT
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Many of the children at China s Christian orphanages have special needs. (Photo supplied)
Authorities in communist China have continued a clampdown on Christian orphanages under the guise of enforcing new regulations on religious affairs, leaving thousands of poor and disadvantaged orphans and disabled children in danger without vital support.
China enforced the new regulations in February 2018 and since then has shut down a number of Catholic and Protestant-run orphanages in various provinces, according to
Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious liberty and human rights.