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A devotee prays at the government sanctioned Xishiku Catholic Church in Beijing. Recently relations between the Chinese Communist Party and the Vatican have seemed to thaw. Catholics in China have two avenues of worship: the state-sanctioned church known as the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association that answers to the Communist Party, and underground churches where worshippers are loyal to the Pope.
Related:
- The Brave Catholics of China, by Ian Johnson from the NYRB China Archive, March 6, 2014
- Chinese Atheists? What the Pew Survey Gets Wrong, by Ian Johnson from the NYRB China Archive, March 24, 2014
- Pope Francis’ China Problem, by Jonathan Mirsky from the NYRB China Archive, December 29, 2014
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A devotee prays at the government sanctioned Xishiku Catholic Church in Beijing. Recently relations between the Chinese Communist Party and the Vatican have seemed to thaw. Catholics in China have two avenues of worship: the state-sanctioned church known as the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association that answers to the Communist Party, and underground churches where worshippers are loyal to the Pope.
Related:
- The Brave Catholics of China, by Ian Johnson from the NYRB China Archive, March 6, 2014
- Chinese Atheists? What the Pew Survey Gets Wrong, by Ian Johnson from the NYRB China Archive, March 24, 2014
- Pope Francis’ China Problem, by Jonathan Mirsky from the NYRB China Archive, December 29, 2014