China pressures underground Catholics to join state church

China pressures underground Catholics to join state church, rights group says “A decade into Xi Jinping’s Sinicization campaign and nearly eight years since the 2018 Holy See-China agreement, Catholics in China face escalating repression” researcher Yalkun Uluyol said. Bishop reminds Venezuelan people: ‘Christ’s resurrection is a source of solace and strength’ Caracas Auxiliary Bishop-elect José Gómez reminded Venezuelans that they “possess the capacity, through the grace of God and with the solidarity of their brothers and sisters, to overcome” suffering. Young U.S. men overtake women in saying religion is ‘very important’ Numbers of U.S. young men and women who frequently attend religious services have increased, Gallup data shows. Donald Trump on tensions with Pope Leo XIV: ‘I have nothing against the pope’ The president downplayed his public criticism of Leo while falsely claiming that the Holy Father said Iran “can have a nuclear weapon.”

PHOTOS: Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s first full day in Cameroon The Holy Father will ultimately spend several days in Cameroon before heading on to Angola and then Equatorial Guinea during his first apostolic journey to Africa.