Chinese academics claim that the Vatican-China Agreement follows the “Vietnamese model.” However, they misinterpret it.
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After Protestant Churches, Catholic Sites on Target
In Fujian, authorities have been shutting down churches and forcing Catholics to go underground.
Vatican Signs “Provisional Agreement” with China
Contrary to exaggerated expectations, the Vatican-China agreement has a limited scope—but is described as “the first step in a process”
A House Divided: The Vatican-China Agreement, Myth or Reality?
The false scoop of The Wall Street Journal explained by Fr. Bernardo Cervellera, the leading Catholic expert on China.
The original Italian version of this article has been published in the Italian daily newspaper “Libero” on September 16, 2018.
Authorities Hold Passports of Catholic Priests for “Safekeeping”
Travels abroad for priests in China are restricted, and their movements are monitored via cellphones and surveillance cameras.
Local Government Demolished an Altar in Fuzhou (VIDEO)
Bitter Winter accessed a video that shows the destruction of an altar of a Catholic church in Fujian’s Fuzhou city. According to sources, on the morning of July 29, 2018, the local government in Fuzhou mobilized nearly 100 urban management and armed police officers...
Forced Demolition of Church Caught on Video
Bitter Winter has accessed an exclusive video of a forced demolition of a Catholic church in Fujian. The church was located in Houxue village in the province’s Fuqing city. Nearly 600,000 RMB or 90,000 USD had already been spent on building the church, and its...
New Book by 100-year-old Catholic Missionary Warns Against CCP’s False Claims of Religious Liberty
The long-awaited memories of Father Quirino De Ascaniis, a Catholic missionary to China who died in 2009 at age 100, warns against claims by CCP that Chinese enjoys “religious liberty” and offers new insights on the persecution of Catholics in China.
CCP Persecutes Catholic Bishop From Shaanxi
Authorities detained and continue to monitor a bishop who traveled abroad for religious purposes. In 2012, Bishop Tong Changping traveled to the Vatican City in the hope of meeting the then Pope Benedict XVI. Bishop Tong left behind the cell phone given to him by CCP...
Catholic Oratory Shut Down in Fuqing City (VIDEO)
The authorities illegally closed a Catholic establishment two years prior to its lease expiration. In December 2015, officers from the Chengtou police station in Fuqing city charged into a Catholic oratory and ordered the believers to move out. When they persisted,...