China

Beijing’s new ethnic unity law threatens faith, culture and freedom

Presented as a force for harmony, China’s new ethnic unity law is criticised by opponents as an attempt to erase languages, cultures and religious identities both within China and beyond its borders

Rep. Chris Smith & Miriam Lexmann MEP

Xi refuses to concede on Jimmy Lai case in Trump talks

President Donald Trump said he was “not optimistic” after pressing Xi Jinping to release the imprisoned Catholic pro-democracy campaigner

Saturday Read: The Chinese prime minister who became a Benedictine monk

Lou Tseng-tsiang helped shape modern Chinese diplomacy before embracing the Benedictine life and becoming one of the most remarkable converts of the 20th century

Death of Henry Nowak raises questions over police response

Henry Nowak, 18, died after being stabbed in Southampton while walking home from a night out with university friends

Catholics await outcome of Trump-Xi talks over Jimmy Lai

President Donald Trump said he would raise the imprisoned Catholic publisher’s case during talks with President Xi Jinping

How Fr Daniel Seward led us home

A former parishioner recalls the Oxford Oratory priest whose patient teaching helped shape her Catholic faith

Rome must confront China’s persecution of Catholics

The Vatican’s cautious approach to Beijing is no longer tenable in the face of mounting repression

Benedict Rogers