The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:07:54 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Members right at home in Chinese Catholic Club /item/33193-members-right-at-home-in-chinese-catholic-club /item/33193-members-right-at-home-in-chinese-catholic-club

Gabrielle TsaiöÏÓãÊÓƵapp adjustment to life in Toronto after moving from Vancouver had its challenges, but the fellowship of the University of TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Chinese Catholic Club (UTCCC) made her feel right at home.

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Youth Speak News Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:19:09 -0400
Chinese Christians told to replace Christ with Mao /home/international/item/31898-chinese-christians-told-to-replace-christ-with-mao /home/international/item/31898-chinese-christians-told-to-replace-christ-with-mao

Government authorities in Shanxi, China, are ordering people who receive government assistance to replace religious symbols in their homes, including pictures of Jesus, with pictures of Chairman Mao and President Xi Jinping. Refusal to comply results in the assistance being taken away. 

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Wed, 22 Jul 2020 08:32:56 -0400
Chinese communist officials remove crosses from two church buildings /home/international/item/31507-chinese-communist-officials-remove-crosses-from-two-church-buildings /home/international/item/31507-chinese-communist-officials-remove-crosses-from-two-church-buildings

HONG KONG -- Communist authorities in territory covered by the Anhui Diocese removed crosses from the top of two church buildings, sources told ucanews.com April 27. The sources said they fear more such actions.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:20:04 -0400
Fr. Tou, MontrealöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first Chinese-born priest /item/30354-fr-tou-montreal-s-first-chinese-born-priest /item/30354-fr-tou-montreal-s-first-chinese-born-priest

When he was 10, Fr. Thomas Tou was unhappy when his family earmarked him for the priesthood by enrolling him in a minor seminary in northeast China.

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Canada Sun, 29 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400
Chinese new year is off to optimistic start /item/28950-chinese-new-year-is-off-to-optimistic-start /item/28950-chinese-new-year-is-off-to-optimistic-start

Vancouver – As billions of people around the world prepared to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 5, a pastor in Surrey, B.C., was also taking the opportunity to celebrate another significant milestone for the local Chinese community.

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Canada Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:57:53 -0500
Who are the excommunicated Chinese bishops received back into ecclesial communion? /home/international/item/28171-who-are-the-excommunicated-chinese-bishops-received-back-into-ecclesial-communion /home/international/item/28171-who-are-the-excommunicated-chinese-bishops-received-back-into-ecclesial-communion BANGKOK – Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai, one of two Chinese participants attending the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, concelebrated Mass with St. John Paul II twice in 1995. Although he was a member of the government-approved Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association – not recognized by the Vatican – it was only after his illicit ordination as a bishop of the Chinese-designated Diocese of Chengde that he was automatically excommunicated.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:26:15 -0400
China is a model of Catholic social teaching, protector of human dignity, bishop says /home/international/item/26767-china-is-a-model-of-catholic-social-teaching-protector-of-human-dignity-bishop-says /home/international/item/26767-china-is-a-model-of-catholic-social-teaching-protector-of-human-dignity-bishop-says VATICAN – The chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences has said that China is exercising global moral leadership in the principles of Catholic social teaching and defense of human dignity.
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International Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:06:35 -0500
Vatican speaks out on unapproved bishop ordinations in China /home/international/item/23922-vatican-speaks-out-on-unapproved-bishop-ordinations-in-china /home/international/item/23922-vatican-speaks-out-on-unapproved-bishop-ordinations-in-china

VATICAN CITY – After the recent unauthorized ordination of bishops in China, which falls just ahead of a major meeting for Chinese Catholic representatives, the Vatican has issued a statement reaffirming their position on the matter.

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International Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:00:00 -0500
Chinese authorities arrest Wenzhou coadjutor after death of bishop /home/international/item/23041-chinese-authorities-arrest-wenzhou-coadjutor-after-death-of-bishop /home/international/item/23041-chinese-authorities-arrest-wenzhou-coadjutor-after-death-of-bishop

ROME – Chinese authorities arrested the coadjutor bishop of Wenzhou, China, and local faithful said it was to prevent him from taking possession of the diocese after the death of Bishop Vincent Zhu Weifang.

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International Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:00:00 -0400