Churches refusing to join the Patriotic Catholic Association are repurposed for cultural or propaganda centers, as congregation members are driven away.
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Another Catholic Pilgrimage Site Demolished in Shanxi
The Gate of Heaven on the Seven Sorrows Mountain was replaced with a building in traditional Chinese style, as part of the CCP’s religion “sinicization” campaign.
CCP Goes All out Forcing Catholic Clergy Into Official Church
If direct harassment doesn’t help to “transform” priests, make them succumb to regime’s rule, then clergy’s relatives are bullied and congregations terrorized.
All Religious Activities for Catholic Youth Prohibited
The CCP is clamping down on anything religion-related for children – be it a kindergarten on church property, a Sunday school, or training of future clergy members.
Statue of Jesus, Crosses Removed in State-Approved Churches
Numerous religious symbols have been taken down in localities throughout China ahead of the central government’s religious work inspections.
Pressure Mounts on Fuzhou’s Catholic Conscientious Objectors
The government closed down over 100 meeting venues in the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, which are run by priests who continue to resist joining the Patriotic Church.
Catholic Holy Site Shattered, Churches Closed or Demolished
The sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Henan and a myriad of Catholic churches across the country have been harassed by the Chinese regime.
At Least 60 Catholic Venues Shut Down in Fuzhou Archdiocese
The clergy who refuse to be controlled by the state are harassed by authorities, subjected to indoctrination to make them join the Patriotic Church.
Xi Jinping Portraits Replace Catholic Symbols in Churches
Places of worship refusing to be controlled by the state are being shut down, while government-run churches are used to worship the Chinese Communist Party.
Jiangxi Province Steps up Efforts to Quash “Unruly” Churches
Regarded as “illegal,” the churches refusing to join state-controlled organizations, are raided and closed down.