Newly Ordained Hong Kong Bishop Promises to Heal DivisionsDecember 7, 2021 — 12/07/2021 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On Saturday, Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan was ordained a bishop in Hong Kong's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, after the post was vacant...
Growing Christian Persecution Becoming a Greater Point of Concern for U.S. ChristiansMarch 30, 2021 — 03/30/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – A poll released by Aid to the Church in Need-USA on March 17 indicated that Catholics are becoming increasingly concerned about persecution of...
China Harasses Canadian Catholics from Hong KongOctober 30, 2020 — 10/30/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – Beijing has extended its surveillance and harassment to anyone residing in other countries who is considered anti-China. In a webinar held yesterday, a...
Underground Chinese Bishop Resigned Ahead of Sino-Vatican Deal RenewalOctober 8, 2020 — 10/08/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese bishop who has been at the center of a controversial Sino-Vatican agreement recently resigned during the last mass he officiated in Mindong...
Unregistered Chinese Catholics Face Increased Pressure Ahead of Deal RenewalOctober 4, 2020 — 10/04/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Although there have been delays for both sides to renew the controversial 2018 Sino-Vatican provisional agreement on bishop appointment, the Chinese government does not...
Pope Francis Did Not Receive Hong Kong’s Emeritus BishopSeptember 29, 2020 — 09/29/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – Last week, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, travelled to Rome with the hope to appeal to Pope Francis a...
Monks Face Extreme Threat from Successful Land GrabAugust 25, 2020 — 08/25/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Government-led land-grabbers successfully seized part of the monastery's land called Cross Hill in Thừa Thiên Huếprovince. Just two weeks ago, on August 7, a...
China Used COVID-19 to Suppress Underground CatholicsAugust 20, 2020 — 08/20/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Although COVID-19 has no longer grabbed the headlines in China, the Chinese government is using the pandemic to target underground Catholics to coerce them...
China Silences Persecuted Priest Ahead of Vatican Deal RenewalAugust 13, 2020 — 08/12/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese priest in China’s Fujian province, who was previously tortured by the government to force him to join the official church, has been summoned...
Underground Bishops Banned from Officiating FuneralAugust 8, 2020 — 08/08/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – In China's Shanghai Diocese, underground clergy are recently told that they are unable to use the city's largest funeral parlor after their priests were barred...
Pope Francis Tweets About Chinese Catholics Amid Sensitive EventsMay 26, 2020 — 05/25/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – As Hong Kong faces a new proposed law from Beijing that could threaten its “One Country, Two System” promise, Pope Francis tweeted a message...
Public Church Activities Suspended for Another Month in ChinaMay 4, 2020 — 05/04/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – As China gradually resumes business to return the virus-stricken country to normal life, all public church activities in China, including Marian pilgrimages, have been...
Chinese Priest in Fujian Taken Away by the AuthoritiesApril 7, 2020 — 04/07/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A parish priest who refused to join China’s state-vetted Catholic church, has disappeared in police custody last Friday. Asia News reports that on April...
Vietnamese Catholics Blocked from Fencing Off Religious StatueMarch 24, 2020 — 03/24/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On March 22, State officials and police in a northern province of Vietnam have stopped Catholic parishioners from building a fence dividing a Sacred...
Pope Francis Behind Sino-Vatican Top Diplomats MeetingFebruary 22, 2020 — 02/22/2020 China &Vatican (International Christian Concern) – On February 14, top diplomats from China and Vatican met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference—the first meeting between foreign ministers...
Underground Catholics Will Not Obey CCP’s New RulesFebruary 4, 2020 — 02/04/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A revised set of administrative measures on religions came into force on February 1 across China, covering all religions, as announced late last year...
