Shaolin Monastery flies China’s national flag for the first time in 1,500 years
Shaolin Monastery, the legendary kung fu temple built 1,500 years ago at Songshan Mountain in Central China, raised the national flag for the first...
Chinese leader urges fresh push against ‘separatist elements’ in Tibet
A top Chinese leader has called for “advancing anti-separatism efforts” in Tibet, in a sign of continued high-pressure tactics in the Himalayan region.
Wang Yang, the...
Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, sinicization advances: crosses burnt, Party flags and slogans on churches
In Shanghai the "basic values of socialism" are exalted on the pediment of the church. A painting of the Last Supper removed in Henan....
China tries more members of banned religious group ‘Almighty God’
A Chinese court has begun proceedings against leading members of the banned religious group "Almighty God", state media reported, the latest crackdown on what...
Thousands Of Muslims Gather In China To Protest Mosque Demolition
Thousands of members of China's Hui Muslim minority have gathered at the site of a mosque in Weizhou, in northwestern China, in an attempt...
Chinese Spiritual Leader Is Accused of Harassing Female Followers
A well-known Chinese Buddhist leader has been accused of sexually harassing at least two female disciples, in one of the most prominent #MeToo cases...
Jokhang temple: fire engulfs ancient ‘heart’ of Tibetan Buddhism
A large fire has damaged one of the holiest and most politically sensitive sites in Tibet, the Jokhang temple, stirring an outpouring of grief and...
Retired cardinal hits back at Vatican over deal with China
The retired archbishop of Hong Kong has slammed the Holy See's negotiations with Beijing as a "catastrophe" that would bring suffering to millions of...
What you need to know about the Vatican’s monumental U-turn on China
The Vatican and Beijing might be on the cusp of a major breakthrough in relations after nearly seven decades, with Reuters reporting that the...
China reconnects with the religion of Daoism, under the watchful eye of the Communist...
In China, amid a backlash against the increasing wealth and rampant consumerism of the past several decades, people are turning to religion to find...