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China: Christian schoolchildren forced to tick ‘no religion’ box

October 2, 2018 China Children, China, Communism, Education, Religious freedom, USA, Zhejiang

...Christian summer camps closed down, priests dismissed China: Xinjiang’s children in orphanages as their parents held in re-education camps China: children stopped from entering church as pressure on Henan Christians...

China-Vatican deal an ‘incredible betrayal’, says cardinal

September 24, 2018 China Catholics, China, Churches, Pope Francis, Sinicisation, Xi Jinping

Critics say the deal is a sell-out of the Catholic Church in China and undermines its credibility. (Phot: World Watch Monitor)

...China: More church closures and Internet censorship in further religious clampdown China’s worship places face obligation to fly national flag China: Henan churches told to sing national anthem at services...

China: 279 church leaders sign petition urging government to stop its ‘violent actions’

September 20, 2018 China Beijing, China, Churches, Henan, Religious freedom, Sinicisation

"Christians are an enigma to the Chinese Communist Party," researcher Aaron Ma says. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...279 church leaders in the country, reports the St. Charles Institute. In central Henan province alone, two-thirds of churches have closed and more than 7,000 crosses have been demolished after...

China: More church closures and Internet censorship in further religious clampdown

September 12, 2018 China Baptism, Beijing, Censorship, Chengdu, China, House churches, Protestants, Zhengzhou

Senior lady looking at Dongguang Church in Shenyang, northeastern China. (Photo: Open Doors International)

...to seek ‘guidance’ from state-approved bodies China: clampdown reaches Christians in Henan China’s Communist Party increases control over religious affairs It is also prohibited to use the Internet to criticise...

China’s head of religious affairs warns of ‘domination’ by ‘foreign forces’

August 21, 2018 China Beijing, Catholics, China, Communism, Religious freedom, Sinicisation, Xi Jinping

People leaving the church after a service in Shenyang, north-eastern Dongguang province. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...children stopped from entering church as pressure on Henan Christians increases He added that Church and state should be separate in the areas of administration, justice and education. Wang also...

China: Christian summer camps closed down, priests dismissed

August 15, 2018 China Catholics, Children, China, Gansu, Religious freedom, Xi Jinping, Youth

Authorities make holding summer youth camps like this one held in 2008, increasingly difficult. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...as pressure on Henan Christians increases China: Beijing churches call for government to respect religious rights China: ‘For Christians, the “grey” area is shrinking’ Meanwhile 80 children aged 10-14 were...

China’s worship places face obligation to fly national flag

August 9, 2018 China China, Churches, Henan, Religious freedom, Sinicisation, Xi Jinping

China's national flag should not only fly at tourist sites like the Great Wall, but also at religious venues, say state-sanctioned religious groups. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...some churches in China’s central Henan province being instructed by local authorities to have a Chinese flag on display and sing the national anthem at each gathering. Fearful Henan is...

China’s Catholics told to create five-year plan to Sinicise Church

July 26, 2018 China Catholics, China, Churches, Education, Sinicisation, Xi Jinping

Cross on Dongguang Church against factory name. Shenyang, northeastern China. Shenyang is the capital and largest city of China’s northeast Liaoning Province. It was the site of the 17th-century Manchu capital Mukden, and the imposing Mukden Palace (Shenyang Imperial Palace) is a blend of Manchurian and Tibetan architectural styles. Mausoleums of Qing dynasty emperors can be found at Zhaoling Tomb, amid the pine forests and lakes of Beiling Park, and at Fuling Tomb in the city’s east. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...classes Read more China: Henan churches told to sing national anthem at services China’s ‘underground’ churches told to seek ‘guidance’ from state-approved bodies China: Beijing house churches investigated and ordered...

China: Henan churches told to sing national anthem at services

July 12, 2018 China Catholics, China, Henan, House churches, Religious freedom

The outside of a registered church. Churches in Henan are now required to have a Chinese flag on display and to sing the national anthem at each service. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

Churches in Henan are now required to have a Chinese flag on display and to sing the national anthem at each service. (Photo: World Watch Monitor) Local authorities in China’s...

China: New book explains ‘explosive’ growth of Christianity

June 25, 2018 China China, Communism, Crosses, Henan, Mao Zedong, Shandong, Wenzhou, Zhejiang

One of the largest Chinese state approved Three Self churches in the world is located in Hangzhou city, the capital of southeastern Zejiang province, and seats 5,000 people. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

...China church demolished – second in month Meanwhile in central Henan province there have been numerous reports of incidents involving interruptions of church activities and closures of churches. The source...

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