Religious Freedom

Fr Ma, a former “patriotic” administrator in the Diocese of Wenzhou, also arrested

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In the Catholic Church of Zhejiang Province, where Bishop Shao is a victim of repression, the priest who administered the “official” diocese is also targeted. Missing since November, he set to go on trial for publishing a book of sacred hymns without permission in another province, while rumours are circulating about his bank accounts. According to some sources, his real crime is insufficient loyalty to the Party.

Webinar | The Vatican’s ‘Suicide Pact’ with the CCP: Reveal the Deal, Repeal the Deal

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On April 30th, members of the Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC), the Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) coalition and other freedom-fighters will launch an initiative aimed at exposing and ending an appalling and closely held agreement between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party. The “Reveal the Deal, Repeal the Deal” (RTD2) campaign is designed to educate the cardinals, the bishops, the faithful, and the world about the ongoing damage being done pursuant to and in the wake of that Secret Deal.

Don’t Forget the Catholic Bishops Persecuted by China

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At least ten Chinese Catholic bishops, all Vatican-approved, are currently in indefinite detention, have disappeared or been forced out of their episcopal posts, or are under open-ended investigation by security police. To evade Western sanctions, the Chinese Communist Party uses less bloody and more hidden methods of coercion against these bishops than the show trials and physical torture of the Mao era.