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.
Over the past week several significant developments for the Catholic church in China have occurred, including a new bishop appointment and the establishment of a new diocese for the first time since Mao’s Communist revolution.
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