Bishop Jia Zhiguo

Follow news about Bishop Jia Zhiguo, the underground Roman Catholic bishop of the Zheng Ding Diocese in Hebei Province. Jia's Zhengding diocese, 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Beijing in Hebei, is a traditional stronghold of... [more]

Follow news about Bishop Jia Zhiguo, the underground Roman Catholic bishop of the Zheng Ding Diocese in Hebei Province.

Jia's Zhengding diocese, 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Beijing in Hebei, is a traditional stronghold of Catholic sentiment in northern China.

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China's Catholics celebrate tense Easter

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Easter for China's Catholics has a familiar ring this year as priests and activists say 60 years of government repression of those loyal to the Pope shows no sign of easing. "The situation is going from bad to worse," said Joseph Kung of the Cardinal Kung Foundation, a US-based Catholic activist group. Followers of the underground Church continue to be detained, he said. China has millions of Catholics who either attend mass at official churches overseen by the communist government, or who are part of illegal, "underground" congregations. The latter are loyal to the Pope, and run the risk of being questioned, beaten and ... Read Full Story

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Vatican Denounces Chinese Bishop's Arrest

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(UCAN) -- The Vatican has denounced the March 30 arrest of a Catholic bishop in mainland China, and lack of religious freedom among clergy, as "obstacles" to dialogue between the Holy See and Beijing. Pope Benedict XVI approved a statement containing the denunciation, released to international media on April 2, the day after a three-day plenary meeting of the Commission for the Catholic Church in China ended. The statement in Italian says the commission, a consultative body, "learned with profound sorrow the news of the arrest" of Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding, 74. Bishop Jia, who is not affiliated with the government-approved Church ... Read Full Story

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Vatican regrets arrest of Chinese bishop

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The Vatican on Thursday regretted the latest arrest of Zhengding Bishop Giulio Jia Zhiguo by Chinese authorities, after holding a meeting on the state of the Roman Catholic Church in China. Calling Jia's arrest "an obstacle to dialogue", a Vatican statement said that other clergymen were also being held or under pressure because of their religious activities. A Vatican committee of Church officials and representatives of Chinese bishops which discussed Church life in communist China March 30-April 1 found that "problems are not only due to difficulties inside the Church but also to the tense relationship with civilian authorities". The statement said the Vatican ... Read Full Story

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Welcome to our wikizine called "Bishop Jia Zhiguo"

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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Bishop Jia Zhiguo". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story

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