Cardinal Critical of China to Leave Hong Kong Diocese

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, a sharp critic of China over democratic rights and religious freedoms, said that the Vatican has agreed to his request to step down next year.

Chinese Religious Dissident Escapes From Police Custody

Hua Huiqi’s escape from police custody is sure to irritate the Chinese government when it is eager to keep international attention focused on the Olympic Games.

China Orchestra Plays for Pope for First Time, Hinting at Thaw

The concert performed for Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday could signal the end to the tense relationship between the Vatican and the Chinese government.

Pope Urges Restraint by Both Sides in Tibetan Violence

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for an end to the violence in the Tibetan regions of China, saying that the government and protesters must choose a “road of dialogue and tolerance.”

Quiet Signals Cleared New Beijing Bishop

The Rev. Joseph Li Shan, the new Catholic bishop of Beijing, has risen steadily through the Chinese Catholic clergy, which was decimated by the Cultural Revolution.

Bishop Arrested

Bishop Jia Zhiguo, the underground Roman Catholic bishop of the Zheng Ding Diocese in Hebei Province, was arrested.

Rights group says 4 Catholic priests arrested in China

Police in northern China have arrested four Catholic priests who refused to join the state-controlled Catholic Church, a US-based rights group says.

Christianity sparks China's new cultural revolution

Robert L. Moore discusses the increasing number of Christians in China.