Catholics in China Protest demolition of their churchJanuary 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese authorities demolished the only Catholic church in the village of Zhifang, in Shaanxi province after Christmas last year, claiming the building "illegally occupied" the ground. Cross was...
Christian Communities Celebrate Christmas in Yangon after 50 yearsJanuary 2, 2018 — ICC Note: For the first time in 50 years, the Christian communities in Myanmar, Catholic and Protestant, are able to publicly celebrate Christmas in the streets of Yangon. In the...
Eight Catholics Killed During Protests Against President Kabila in DRCJanuary 2, 2018 — ICC Note Eight people have been reportedly killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). Most of these were Catholics who were attending protests on Sunday after their Church services. The...
Chinese government assault elderly Catholics during raid at Jiangxi churchDecember 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Four elderly Catholics have suffered injuries as they were guarding their church after 100 government officials broke in the church in the city of Ji'an in Jiangxi province....
Experts fear new Chinese religious regulations behind Vatican tour banDecember 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Stricter religious restrictions that are going to be imposed next February in China could have been one of the reasons for a ban on organized trip to Vatican,...
Government Officials Break into Jiangxi Church, Assault Elderly, and Vandalize ChurchDecember 1, 2017 — 12/01/2017 Washington D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the morning of November 21, more than 100 government officers in uniform raided the Beimen (North Gate) Catholic...
The difficult life of a Catholic missionary in MyanmarDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: A Spanish Catholic missionary shares the challenges he faces in the Buddhist-majority country Myanmar- difficulties to evangelize, no equal treatment in day-to-day life, not registered as a religious...
First cardinal of Laos aims for interfaith unityNovember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Laos’ first Cardinal, Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, who studied theology and philosophy in Canada, talks about struggles Christians experience in Laos. In 1984, Mr. Ling was sent to prison...
Chinese government blocks Chinese tours to VaticanNovember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Several Chinese travel agencies confirm that they have received directives dated November 16, in which they are ordered to cancel scheduled visits to the center of Christianity. Fines...
Anti-pope provocations elicit Buddhist solidarity towards Catholics in MyanmarNovember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Extremist groups try to antagonize the Christian minority before the Pope’s historic journey to the Asian nation. Pope’s appeal to end violent persecution of Rohingya religious minority has...
An “incredible” visit to a church in PyongyangNovember 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Reporter from La Croix was given a rare opportunity to visit a Catholic church in North Korea. Located in the heart of Pyongyang and built in 1988, The...
Vietnam: Priests Harassed, Threatened by ‘Red Flag’ GroupNovember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Catholic priests in central Vietnam were threatened by more than 300 mobs belonging to the “Red Flag” group. It is believed that the mob group is supported...
Former Vietnamese refugee appointed bishop in CaliforniaOctober 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Nguyen Thai Thanh, who escaped religious persecution in Vietnam as a young man, was appointed bishop for Orange Diocese in California. Father Thanh was born in 1953...
Fifteen Chinese bishops cancel October trip to BelgiumSeptember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Fifteen Chinese bishops cancelled their trip to Belgium for a forum on the Pastoral Directory for Bishops discussion because the event collide with the 19th National Party Congress....
Pro-government Armed Thugs Invade Church in VietnamSeptember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Men believed to be members of a local pro-government activist group armed with pistols and pepper spray descended on a catholic church on Monday to confront the parish...
Efforts to improve China-Vatican ties seem stalled over bishopsSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Holy See’s efforts to heal relationship with China have stalled as Beijing’s attitude toward religion has hardened and both sides disagree on acceptance of controversial bishops. Beijing has...
