Praying Under an Ancient Ginkgo Tree’s Shadow

Praying Under an Ancient Ginkgo Tree’s Shadow

In Wuhan, central China, where I live, I frequently visit the Sisters of Our Lady of Hanyang, a diocesan congregation founded by Bishop Edward Galvin, co-founder of St Columbans Mission Society, writes Fr Dan Troy. Their convent is located right beside St...
Final professions in Hanyang

Final professions in Hanyang

On 25 March 2021, two members of the Sisters of Our Lady of Hanyang made their final professions at St Columban’s Church in Hanyang, China. It was a joyful day for Sr Fiona Yang Fuli and Sr Columban Zhu Wenjuan. The choir sang with full voice during the Mass on this...
China: “We are all sisters and brothers”

China: “We are all sisters and brothers”

This is the tenth exclusive ICN report from a Catholic – who lives in Wuhan and prefers to remain anonymous – giving a first-hand account of the situation in the Chinese city which was the original centre of the Coronovirus pandemic. The Archdiocese of...
Wuhan: Cherry blossom reminds us that life is fragile

Wuhan: Cherry blossom reminds us that life is fragile

A catholic in Wuhan writes for ICN about the situation in the city at the centre of the Covid-19 Coronovirus infection. In September 1996, at the parish church in Hiratsuka, Japan, I met Kintaro Koura-san for the first time. At that time he was 79 years of age, a fit...