ones toward which many have thought the tide would bear us. Any discussion 0f religion in China inevitably forms itself about the three religions­ – Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism. Most Chinese ...

Some responses were candid, others disappeared moments later — but all revealed something about the state of the Catholic ...

People in a coastal province in China are convinced that the actress who played a popular deity in a TV series is actually the real thing and kneel before photos of her. China’s top political ...

China continues to violate the right to freedom of religion, although the worst forms of persecution -- long-term imprisonment and physical abuse of religious activists -- appear to have eased ...

Officially China is an atheist society where religion is not seen as compatible with communism. Nevertheless, China is a country with a huge diversity of religious beliefs. Figures vary widely and ...

It is precisely in times of dire emergency such as this that civil society organizations — best summed up as non-government organizations (NGOs) and religion-based charities — come into their own.

To a certain extent, the development of Christianity in China parallels this economic trajectory. Between 1980 and 2010, the Chinese church underwent an initial growth and accumulation.

China is waging an unprecedented war on religion. Over the past year alone, China has detained Muslims because of their faith, forced Buddhists to pledge allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party ...

As millions celebrate the Lunar New Year, Chinese Catholic communities are deepening their spiritual practices, blending tradition and charity during the most significant holiday in Chinese culture.

Washington: The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has released its ... practices with state-controlled versions of religion. This includes the forced relocation of monks ...