Chinese Bishops’ Chief Will Work Hard on “Sinicization” of ReligionJanuary 23, 2019 — 01/23/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Wang Zuoan, deputy minister of the United Front Work Department (UFWD), recently visited the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) and the Bishops' Conference of...
Chinese Christians Forced to Make Choice Between Welfare Benefits or BeliefJanuary 18, 2019 — 01/18/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese Christians in poor health who depend on the government’s welfare benefits are forced to choose between their belief or social benefits. According to...
Sichuan’s Stream of Life House Church Raided by PoliceJanuary 14, 2019 — 01/14/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – One of the earliest urban house church in Sichuan was harassed and raided by police on the night of January 10, as members were...
China Now Demands “Church-Free Zones” Near SchoolsJanuary 10, 2019 — 01/10/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – According to recent documents issued in China’s northern Shanxi province and central Henan province, China is now establishing ‘church-free zones’ near schools while asking...
Henan Re-purposed Several State-sanctioned ChurchesJanuary 6, 2019 — 01/06/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – Last September, Henan province saw churches across the province taken over in waves and repurposed to suit the government’s alleged needs – at least...
Church Asked to Remove First Commandment By Chinese Official in HenanJanuary 5, 2019 — 01/05/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – Authorities in Henan Province’s Luoning county ordered a government-approved Three-Self church to remove one commandment from the venerable Decalogue or Ten Commandments, reports Bitter...
U.S. Congressman Calls On the World to Stand Against China’s Religious PersecutionDecember 29, 2018 — 12/29/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – In an op-ed published on Washington Post on December 27, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith from New Jersey calls on the world to let the Chinese...
Hong Kong Christians in Solidarity With Persecuted Chinese ChristiansDecember 26, 2018 — 12/26/2018 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – Hundreds of Hong Kong Christians gathered to pray dressed in black on December 23 to show their solidarity with persecuted Christians in mainland...
Updates on Autumn Rain Covenant Church in SichuanDecember 24, 2018 — 12/24/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – It has become the most challenging Christmas for Autumn Rain Covenant Church (officially translated as “Early Rain Covenant Church”) this year. With 16 members...
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....
China’s Hebei Bans Christmas to ‘Maintain Stability’December 18, 2018 — 12/18/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – Officials in Langfang, Hebei province have issued a ban on festive decorations and retail sales of related items during Christmas. The official notice circulated on...
Crackdown on Sichuan Church Continues, Members Closely Monitored by PoliceDecember 17, 2018 — 12/17/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – A week after the 1209 crackdown on Autumn Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan, local authorities continue to impede church members from gathering or having service...
Pope Asks Chinese Underground Bishop to Step Down to Make Way for Excommunicated BishopDecember 16, 2018 — 12/16/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – Three months after the Vatican has signed a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops with China, bishop Vincent Guo Xijin was asked to...
US Sanctions Senior North Korean Officials Over Human Rights AbusesDecember 11, 2018 — 12/11/2018 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Despite a thaw in relations between the U.S. and North Korea, on December 10, as the world celebrated Human Rights Day, Washington announced sanctions...
Crosses of Catholic Church Removed in Spite of Signed Vatican-China DealOctober 11, 2018 — 10/11/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – Although the Vatican recently signed a provisional agreement on bishop appointment with China, hoping to improve the situation for the Chinese Catholics, Chinese authorities continue...
Medical Professionals, Teachers Asked Not to Follow Any Religion in ChinaSeptember 28, 2018 — 09/28/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – In the latest crackdown against Christianity, China is asking medical professionals and teachers in Eastern part of Zhejiang province to sign a letter pledging to...
