Bishop Emeritus Stephen Yang Xiangtai of Handan passed away in the Weixian Hospital of the Hebei province on October 13, 2021. Bishop Yang was hospitalized for several days due to serious health conditions. He was 99 years old.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon on Sunday has called for the expansion of a day of prayer for the Church in China, established by Benedict XVI, into an octave.
A Catholic bishop in China has denied that the government plans to tear down his cathedral, after local Catholics expressed concern at Communist authorities taking over land belonging to the diocese.
