Fate of Imprisoned Chinese Bishop Still UnknownJuly 16, 2021 — 07/16/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The bishop of Xixiang (Henan province), Joseph Zhang Weizhu was arrested in May alongside ten priests and seminarians at a Catholic seminary. His fate...
Bishop Targeted, Shot in South Sudan April 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Christian Carlassare, the new Catholic bishop of Lakes state church in South Sudan, was attacked by two gunmen on Sunday night when they broke into his...
Missing Chinese Underground Bishop Presumed Dead After 17 YearsJuly 13, 2020 — 07/13/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Underground Bishop James Su Zhimin was last seen 17 years ago by a Catholic in a hospital in Baoding, Hebei province. At age 88,...
Underground Chinese Bishop Repeatedly Detained Since 2007June 23, 2020 — 06/22/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese bishop, who is not recognized by the communist China, has been detained again in a unspecified place, possibly due to his reluctance...
Funeral of Chinese Underground Bishop Restricted by the GovernmentMarch 29, 2020 — 03/28/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of preventing the spread of Coronavirus, the Chinese government interfered the funeral arrangement for an elderly underground bishop, a move considered...
Chinese Bishop, Priests in Fujian Province Evicted from ConventJanuary 17, 2020 — 01/17/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Underground bishop Guo Xijin from the Mindong diocese in Fujian province has been made homeless and is sleeping on the doorstep of his residence...
Chinese Underground Bishop Missing for Over 20 YearsMay 8, 2019 — 05/08/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – No one knows the whereabouts of Bishop James Su Zhimin of Baoding in Hebei province, who has been missing since 1996. Bishop Su, an...
Philippine Police Offer to Protect Bishops, PriestsMarch 4, 2019 — 03/04/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Following reports that several church leaders have received death threats in recent weeks, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has offered to protect members of...
Chinese Bishop and Priests From Hebei Temporarily ReleasedFebruary 9, 2019 — 02/09/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – A underground bishop and two priests from Hebei province in northern China who had been detained last year were able to go home for...
Chinese Underground Bishop Skips Retirement Mass to Protest Sino-Vatican ArrangementJanuary 25, 2019 — 01/25/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – After the Vatican signed a provisional deal with China on the appointment of bishops last September, Bishop Zhuang Jianjian in Shantou was asked by...
Second Underground Chinese Bishop Replaced by Government-backed BishopDecember 20, 2018 — 12/20/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – A second bishop from China's underground Catholic church is stepping aside as the government replaces him with an excommunicated clergyman, state-run media Global Times reported....
Chinese Catholics Feeling Left Out in Sino-Vatican DealSeptember 22, 2018 — ICC Note: As the Holy See and China are expected to sign a deal over appointment of bishops, many Chinese Catholics feel like their voices have not been heard – they...
China and the Vatican May Sign Deal on Bishop Appointment SoonSeptember 17, 2018 — 09/17/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – Beijing and the Vatican might ink an agreement on the appointment of bishops at the end of this month, according to Wall Street Journal’s report on...
China’s Tough Religious Policy Could Be Roadblock for Sino-Vatican DealJune 26, 2018 — ICC Note: A scholar in Taiwan comments that China’s tough religious policy that came into effect last February could impede the deal over bishop appointments between the Holy See and...
Sino-Vatican Talks Resume, Pope Says Dialogue Worth the RiskJune 24, 2018 — ICC Note: In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Pope Francis says that talks between China and the Holy See over bishop appointments have resumed in mid-June. Despite opposition from the...
Hong Kong Church Group Calls for the Release of Disappeared Chinese BishopMay 30, 2018 — ICC Note: Bishop Cui Tai in Hebei province has disappeared since mid-April, and his whereabouts are still unknown. The Justice and Peace Commission of Hong Kong issued a statement on May...
