Religious freedom in China focus of US lawmakers' interfaith meet
Vatican-China agreement has not brought improvement in religious freedom for Catholics, says federal commission's vice chair
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Vatican-China agreement has not brought improvement in religious freedom for Catholics, says federal commission's vice chair
Pope Francis prayed that Catholics in China would be free to share the Gospel and live their faith fully.
(OSV News) -- When Pope Benedict XVI instituted the Day of Prayer for Catholics in China in 2007, Aloysius Jin Luxian was bishop of Shanghai. That year, an article in The Atlantic monthly described Bishop Jin as 'arguably the most influential and controversial figure in Chinese Catholicism of the last 50 years.' Fast forward 16 years. Bishop Jin has died, and Shanghai Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin is still under house arrest since 2012 for publicly quitting the government-controlled Chines
Pope Francis publicly marked the annual World Day of Prayer for the Catholic Church in China on May 24
The Day of Prayer for Catholics in China is celebrated annually May 24