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China arrests Catholic priests, church members as campaign intensifies
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Priests and church members in China’s immense underground Catholic Church were arrested this weekend in the community of Tianshui — as the Chinese government continues its persecution of Christians. Among those rounded up were the administrator of the underground diocese, Father John Baptist Wang Ruohan, retired Bishop Casmir Wang Milu, Father John Wang Ruowang, as well as several other priests…
India tells 63-year-old nun to leave; pressure from extremists blamed
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A 63-year-old British nun caring for leprosy patients for three decades in Bangalore, India, was preparing to leave the country Monday after the Indian government refused to extend her resident permit without giving any reason. “I’m leaving with a heavy heart. I feel it’s not my loss alone but a loss to thousands of patients…
China keeps faithful away from underground bishop’s funeral
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On Ash Wednesday, 95-year-old Bishop Andrew Hao Jinli of Xiwanzi, who shepherded believers in the illegal, underground Catholic church in northeastern China, died of natural causes. Security forces were mobilized to block the faithful from paying last respects or attending his funeral. China allows adult Catholics to worship in state-sanctioned Patriotic Catholic Churches,…
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