Vatican defends China bishop negotiations on eve of US visit
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican on Tuesday answered its critics and defended its pursuit of an extended agreement with China on bishop nominations, acknowledging difficulties but insisting the effort had achieved limited, positive results. The Holy See articulated its position on the eve of a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who this month […]
Pastor of underground church in Kenya beaten unconscious, sources say
Nairobi, KenyaMorning Star News The Somali pastor of an underground church in Kenya near the Somali border suffered a broken thigh bone and other injuries after Muslim extremists beat him with wooden clubs on Friday night, sources said. Pastor Abdul (whose surname has been withheld for security reasons), a 30-year-old father of three, had finished […]
The Vatican and China sign a “provisional deal” over bishop appointments
The Vatican and China have announced they have signed a “provisional agreement” over the appointment of Catholic bishops more than 65 years after the Holy See and Beijing severed official relations. The appointment of bishops has long been a major point of division between the China and the Holy See with China insisting it must […]
ESSAY: AMERICA IS ABANDONING INDEPENDENT CHRISTIANS IN CHINA
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHLOË STARR, associate professor of Asian Christianity and theology at Yale Divinity School in the US, argues that America’s decision to cede its role as “global moral enforcement officer” has consequences for China’s Christians…
STRANGESIGHTS: OF ‘CAPTAIN’S PICKS’ AND ‘DOUBLE-CUT ROLLS’; A BRIDGE TO TEST YOUR NERVES; DUKE WINS AGAIN; AND, AN UNDERGROUND CHURCH IN COOBER PEDY…
DAVID ADAMS takes a look at the odder side of life…