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Pope Francis underlined that it was prayer that nourished Father Ricci’s missionary life in which he helped ‘lead many of his disciples and Chinese friends to accept the Catholic faith.’
The order came from Chinese Communist Party officials in the Longwan district of the city of Wenzhou, according to ChinaAid.
Lord Christopher Patten spoke to the BBC shortly after the Vatican announced it had renewed for a second time its contested agreement with Beijing on the appointment of bishops in the communist country.
The ruling Chinese Communist Party is officially atheist, and religious believers of all stripes have faced persecution in China for years.
Sebastian Lai, the son of Jimmy Lai, and Mark Simon speak about the faith and fate of these two devout men who are undergoing tremendous trials for speaking out on behalf of human rights.
The statement, published on May 12, was not signed by Bishop Stephen Chow, the current bishop of Hong Kong.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The Beijing Olympics highlight how China’s communist rulers continue to comprehensively violate religious freedom and other fundamental human rights of their own citizens.
Rogers is the founder of Hong Kong Watch, a U.K.-based organization monitoring human rights, freedoms, and rule of law in the city on China’s southern coast, which is home to around 389,000 Catholics.
COMMENTARY: Being co-opted by a corrupt regime is worse than being controlled by it — that’s the lesson relevant to China today.
As the longtime champion of human rights celebrates his birthday this week, some of his friends and associates tell the Register about his continuing contributions to the Church in China and elsewhere.
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