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...
Lawyer and Wife of Detained Chinese Preacher Denied Access to HimDecember 4, 2021 — 12/04/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The house church preacher in Taiyuan who was detained along with another church member on November 21 has been denied access to see his...
Former Three Self Pastor Detained for Two Years Without TrialDecember 1, 2021 — 12/01/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Christian pastor who was once a preacher for a Chinese Three-Self church has been jailed for more than two years without trial. The...
Several House Church Christians Detained in Shanghai and SichuanNovember 30, 2021 — 11/30/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – China continues to target Christians who attend house churches by harassing, threatening, and detaining them. In the last few days, several house church Christians...
Lawyer of Detained Elder Denied Access to His ClientNovember 9, 2021 — 11/08/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Elder Zhang Chunlei, a leader of Love (Ren’ai) Reformed Church in Guiyang in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, arrested and accused of fraud since March...
Beijing Shuts Down Christian School, Hundreds of Students Deprived of EducationNovember 6, 2021 — 11/06/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Christian school in Beijing’s Tongzhou district was shut down by the authorities last September, leaving hundreds of students schoolless. China Aid reports that...
Presbyterian Church in Xuzhou Raided During ServiceNovember 4, 2021 — 11/04/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Presbyterian Church in China’s Xuzhou was raided on October 31 during Sunday worship. The pastor and four members of the house church were...
Elementary School in Shanxi Discriminates Against Students with Religious ParentsNovember 3, 2021 — 11/03/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – An elementary school’s survey recently revealed by local media in Shanxi province has attracted much criticism, as the school categorizes students based on discriminatory...
Chengdu House Church Goes Through Another Persecution CycleNovember 1, 2021 — By Gina Goh 10/31/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Imagine a day when you return home, only to find that the keyhole to your door has been filled with glue....
Preacher of Zion Church Detained During National Day WeekendOctober 27, 2021 — 10/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government continues to target house church leaders who have not yet pledged their loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and joined...
China Pressures Vatican to Sever Taiwan TiesOctober 25, 2021 — 10/25/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Under Pope Francis’ leadership, it is no secret that the Vatican has been warming up to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with the...
Lisu Christian Leader Retaliated for Protesting Forced Demolition of His HomeOctober 23, 2021 — 10/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – An ethnic Lisu Christian in China’s Yunnan province has been removed from his post at church by the government, for he has been protesting...
Apple Removes Quran and Bible Apps in ChinaOctober 21, 2021 — 10/21/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Apple has removed two religious literature Apps in China at the request of the Chinese authorities. According to Business Insider, Apple has confirmed to...
Police in Jiangsu Target Christian Schools with RaidsOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Christian schools in China are becoming the latest targets of the Chinese government, as the latter seeks to curb religious education that is not...
Chinese Street Preacher Released from His Sixth DetentionOctober 15, 2021 — 10/15/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A street preacher from Hengyang City, Hunan province, was released after being detained six times since the beginning of this year. Chen Wensheng, who...
Fearing China, Vatican Excludes Dalai Lama from Climate Change TalkOctober 13, 2021 — 10/13/2021 Vatican (International Christian Concern) – Concerned about the relations with China, the Vatican did not invite the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to the recent global interfaith talk on...
