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The Communist regime used sinicization, educational reforms, rights abuses, and stringent laws to persecute Christians

Two bishops have been under pressure and detention for their refusal to join the state-sanctioned church

Four Catholics die in military attack on Myanmar church Deadly conflicts and loss of lives continue in military-ruled Myanmar with Christians and churches being targeted in attacks. In other Asian nations, people keep striving for recovery, freedom and rights amid natural and man-made calamities. Updated: May 28, 2021 11:55 AM GMT Deadly conflicts and loss of lives continue in military-ruled Myanmar with Christians and churches being targeted in attacks. In one such incident, four Catholics died when Sacred Heart Church in Kayanthayar Parish near Loikaw, the capital city of Kayah statewas str...

Help us expand our reach! Please share this article HONG KONG (CNS) -- Authorities in northern China have arrested a Vatican-appointed Catholic bishop, his seven priests and 10 seminarians in what is seen as part of a renewed crackdown on the underground Catholic Church in the communist country. Ucanews.com reported police arrested 63-year-old Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang May 21, a day after they detained the priests and seminarians for allegedly violating the country's new regulations on religious affairs. Chinese authorities have not recognized Xinxiang Diocese ever since the Vati...