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The Catholic Church in China

Volume 26, Number 2 • Autumn 2024

ChinaSource Quarterly Autumn 2024, Catholic Church in China, Christ the Savior Church in Beijing

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Inside the Issue

A narrow and rickety bridge spans a river. May the recurring message of hope amidst difficulty conveyed in these articles spark the imaginations and encourage the hearts of all who seek to stand faithfully with their brothers and sisters in China.

A Shared Hope

May the recurring message of hope amidst difficulty conveyed in these articles spark the imaginations and encourage the hearts of all who seek to stand faithfully with their brothers and sisters in China.

Brent Fulton • •

A young woman holds a crucifix while praying. At this crossroads, perhaps Wu Jingxiong points the way forward… In an era when conflict threatens to dehumanize us all, Wu Jingxiong’s Christian humanism remains to this day a beacon of hope.

A New China and a New Catholic Church

At this crossroads, perhaps Wu Jingxiong points the way forward… In an era when conflict threatens to dehumanize us all, Wu Jingxiong’s Christian humanism remains to this day a beacon of hope.

Michael Agliardo • •

A grandmother looks at a plant with her granddaughter. In our catechetical teaching, we cannot only mention love of God and man, but need to holistically bring out “love of God, love of humans, and love of the Earth.”

Caring for Our Common Home

In our catechetical teaching, we cannot only mention love of God and man, but need to holistically bring out “love of God, love of humans, and love of the Earth.”

Anthony Chang • •

A man holds a lit candle in a church. I hope that through such sharing, it will not only help people better understand the Chinese church, but also help those who are willing to lend a helping hand to the underground church in a better and more effective way.

Life in the Underground Catholic Church

I hope that through such sharing, it will not only help people better understand the Chinese church, but also help those who are willing to lend a helping hand to the underground church in a better and more effective way.

A Chinese Friend • •

The interior of a Catholic church in China. Will this problematic Agreement be abandoned or renewed on better terms for the Catholic side? Can the Vatican achieve better results in dealing with China with the assistance of its new bridging figures?

The Sino-Vatican Provisional Agreement 2018

Will this problematic Agreement be abandoned or renewed on better terms for the Catholic side? Can the Vatican achieve better results in dealing with China with the assistance of its new bridging figures?

Beatrice Leung • •

A puzzle made up of the Chinese and Vatican flags. Chinese Catholics are called to witness to their fellow citizens that they are Christians and good citizens, like all others, working for the common good of the whole country and in keeping with their own culture.

Holy See-China Provisional Agreement

Chinese Catholics are called to witness to their fellow citizens that they are Christians and good citizens, like all others, working for the common good of the whole country and in keeping with their own culture.

Chiaretto Yan • •

A stained-glass window depicts St. Francis Xavier baptizing a Chinese Christian. Perhaps Wu’s important message for Christians (and perhaps former Christians, or “nones”) in the West, is that we need to recover to the experience of joy that follows from interior harmony, as was known by Christian mystics.

Synthesizing East and West

Perhaps Wu’s important message for Christians (and perhaps former Christians, or “nones”) in the West, is that we need to recover to the experience of joy that follows from interior harmony, as was known by Christian mystics.

John A. Lindblom • •

An image of the Maryknoll Convent School in Hong Kong today. Sister Rose Maryknoll Duchesne Debrecht (principal, 1965-1972) said, “[The] Convent School has created a priceless history. Each and every person, who has been a participant in the school’s life, is to be given a grateful pat on the back for contributions so steadfastly made...”

Maryknoll Convent School

Sister Rose Maryknoll Duchesne Debrecht (principal, 1965-1972) said, “[The] Convent School has created a priceless history. Each and every person, who has been a participant in the school’s life, is to be given a grateful pat on the back for contributions so steadfastly made...”

Cindy Yik-yi Chu • •

A procession of Chinese Catholics in Shanghai, 1935. China’s Catholics continue to endure their present circumstances, attending services, meeting in their homes for private prayer and study, and supporting one another in their Christian faith.

The Resolve of a Commoner

China’s Catholics continue to endure their present circumstances, attending services, meeting in their homes for private prayer and study, and supporting one another in their Christian faith.

Anthony E. Clark • •

The interior of St. Joseph Church in Beijing, also called Wangfujing Church. We hope you will see that Chinese Catholics live with a strong awareness of Our Lord Jesus’s presence with them amidst many challenges, that they live in hope in exceedingly challenging times, and they remain faithful to him in ways that can inspire us all.

Catholics in China: An Overview

We hope you will see that Chinese Catholics live with a strong awareness of Our Lord Jesus’s presence with them amidst many challenges, that they live in hope in exceedingly challenging times, and they remain faithful to him in ways that can inspire us all.

John A. Lindblom • •