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From August 25 to 30, 2025, all the clergy of the Diocese of Taiyuan, Shanxi, Mainland China, gathered at Dong’er Gou Catholic Church in Taiyuan City for their annual retreat.

This week, Pope Leo XIV met Jesuit Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, China, in the Vatican, reports Jesuits Global on September 3.

The Catholic faithful in Maoming, Guangdong Province, joyfully celebrated the reopening of their parish church on August 23, after years of closure for major restoration works.

Looking back on my pilgrimage over the years, I see a journey of grace, though once lost in darkness for over a decade, I was never without a guiding light. That light, ever present, led me forward.

The Catholic Church in the People’s Republic of China opened two new churches on the same day.

India missed Pope Francis’ visit to the country.

Three Catholic churches in China were inaugurated in dedication to Saint Joseph, the country’s patron saint of missions, in the month of March.

Pope Francis has approved the establishment of the new Diocese of Lüliang in China, the Vatican announced through a public bulletin.

Father Joseph Guo Fude, the oldest Catholic priest in China, died at the age of 104 on December 30, 2024.

The Archdiocese of Beijing in China saw the consecration of its new coadjutor bishop duly approved and appointed by Pope Francis.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the four-year extension of the bishop appointment agreement between China and the Vatican.

The Holy See announced that the Chinese government has officially recognized under civil law Bishop Melchior Hongzhen Shi as the bishop of Tianjin.

The Holy See Press Office confirmed a phone call between Mr. Lu Hui, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs, and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who was tasked by the Pope with a peace mission in Ukraine last year.

St. Augustine Zhao Ron said, “I am willing to accept all kinds of punishments, but the one thing I cannot do is abandon my Lord Jesus Christ.”

It is the oldest Roman Catholic church in China and the major cathedral in the parish of Beijing. 

In recent reports, 12 Asian countries have the highest levels of religious persecution in the world.

The episcopal ordination of Bishop Wang Yuesheng of the Diocese of Zhengzhou was held at the Catholic Church on Qinghuayuan Road, Huiji District, Zhengzhou City, China, on January 25.

This visit of a few days, prepared by the Verbiest Foundation, marks the resumption of exchanges between the churches of Belgium and China.

The global population revealed that India matched, then surpassed China's population in April this year.

In a press statement, the Vatican notes with "surprise and regret" the installation of the Auxiliary Bishop of Jiangxi, a diocese not currently recognized by the Holy See.