Three years ago in a Hong Kong courtroom, 90-year-old cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun leaned heavily on his cane. Wearing his ...

In his explicit silence on the plight of Christians in China, the pope appears to continue the policy of Pope Francis, who ...

Catholics in a diocese of China’s northwestern Shaanxi province joined a calligraphy and painting competition to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Catholicism in the region. The Diocese of ...

Pope Francis is flying to South Korea today — and that means he'll be able to address China's leaders, as well. In what's seen as a sign of thawing relations, China is allowing the pontiff to use its ...

Pope Benedict prayed for a rebirth of peace in the Middle East and encouraged Catholics in Iraq and communist China to resist persecution in his Christmas message read amid heightened security on ...

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) at an Oct. 16 hearing heard recommendations from lawmakers and advocates for addressing “severe violations of religious freedom” by the ...