Now retired, the 85-year-old Chinese underground Catholic bishop has endured years of harassment at the hands of the Communist Party.
China
Students and Teachers Feel Pressure to Abandon Faith
In an expanded push to strangle religious faith, schools in Shandong Province move to pressure students and teachers to pledge to reject God or face consequences.
First-Hand Testimony of Indoctrination for Christians
A woman confined to “legal education center” due to her Christian beliefs, recounts indoctrination, sleep deprivation, surveillance.
Christians Forbidden to Travel to Israel, Blacklisted
A group of house church believers planned a tour to the Holy Land. Their travel was denied, their churches harassed, closed, and forced to merge.
And Persecution of Underground Catholics Continues
The Chinese government further uses the tentative agreement with the Vatican to force all underground churches to join state-approved ones.
China’s War on Religion Extends to Bans on Christmas
Beijing doesn’t recognize Christmas as a holiday, deeming the festivities a part of Western values.
CCP Stifles Faith in the Cradle, Closes Religious Schools
China strictly prohibits education by religious bodies, despite education being a pillar of Christian activity around the world. Numerous schools closed.
“Religious Bans” Sweep Across Universities
In an attempt to control the minds of the country’s young people, the CCP is working to infiltrate universities.
Defiant House Church Pastors Refuse to Submit
Pressure is increasing on independent pastors and their communities to join the state-controlled protestant church.
Nursing Homes Now a Target of Anti-Christian Persecution
The government is harassing patients, confiscating Bibles, and threatening to close nursing homes, potentially throwing old and sick into the streets.