China: The story of a faith journey

China: The story of a faith journey

Six years ago, on a summer Sunday morning, as I stood outside the door of Holy Family Church in Wuhan, I was greeted by a young Chinese woman. A conversation began. Lucy Lu had returned to be with her family in Wuhan, having arrived from the US where she was studying....
Good News From Wuhan

Good News From Wuhan

Columban missionary, Fr John Boles, explains why Wuhan, now notorious as the probable source of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, signifies Good News for the Columbans. Wuhan! A name now notorious as the probable source of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. But, for...
Why Religion Survives in China

Why Religion Survives in China

In his blog, Fr Hugh MacMahon of Aitece Ireland ponders the fraught relationship between Communist China and Christianity. Talking recently with some Chinese in their late-thirties, I should not have been surprised to hear that they had no record of their baptism,...
China: Easter celebrations in homes

China: Easter celebrations in homes

While Covid-19 is now raging in other parts of the world, the virus has subsided in China. In Wuhan, where it started, restrictions are very slowly being lifted. A Catholic based in the city, who has been living under lockdown since February, has written this...
A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

The Japanese Catholic community in Hong Kong celebrated the Fifth Sunday of Lent with a Eucharist by teleconference. Church gatherings had been cancelled for over two months in Hong Kong because of the coronavirus pandemic forcing a restriction on all large...