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BEIJING (CNS) -- Two state-sponsored church bodies in China have elected new leaders, who promised to invigorate the Catholic faithful pastorally in line with the socialist principles of the Chinese Communist Party. The three-day 10th National Congress of Catholicism in China ended in Wuhan, the capital of Hebei province in central China, Aug. 20. The national conference is held every five years, and senior Communist Party officials also attended the gathering and delivered speeches, reported u

Flag of the People's Republic of China / Yan Ke / Unsplash (CC0)CNA Newsroom, Aug 24, 2022 / 02:21 am (CNA).Chinese bishops allied with the government have promised to proceed with the "sinicization" of Catholicism in China.During a national conference in Wuhan, two organizations elected leaders who vowed to bring the Church in China in line with the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party.The 10th National Congress of Catholicism in China was attended by 345 Catholic bishops, priests, and religious of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, reported UCA News.At the end of t...

10th National Congress of Catholicism in China elects new leaders who vow to toe Communist Party line

“It is necessary to unite and lead the priests, elders and faithful to follow Xi Jinping’s thought on socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a ‘New Era,’ continue to hold high patriotism and love for religion, adhere to the principles of independent and self-run churches,” said Archbishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing and Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Haimen, the new leaders of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and Bishops’ Conference of the Catholic Church in China.