US Catholic China Bureau Website

Resources

The Fifth Encounter between Christianity and China: Only Persevering in Dialogue Can Lead to Success. An article by Jeroom Heyndrickx, cicm, March 2009. See Website of Verbiest Institute http://www.kuleuven.be/verbiest/

Reading List:

An annotated reading list of China and China Church-related books and publications: Reading Notes Collection.

Slate On-Line Magazine. See http://www.slate.com/id/2169465/ for article: Removing the Splinter: How an American program bridged the gap between China's Divided Catholics, June 29, 2007

Catholic Church in China:
America Magazine in its November 7, 2005 issue published this comprehensive update on the Catholic Church in China by Sr. Betty Ann Maheu, MM, which was originally given as a presentation at the USCCB 20th National Catholic China Conference held in Seattle in June 2005.

The Sisters of Shanghai:
This Commonweal article of August 2005, describes the contributions of religious women to the China Church, and the positive developments among religious women in China through an account of the Congregation of the Presentation of Mary in Shanghai.

New Windows Shed Light on China’s Catholic Church:

An article by Adam Minter in Shanghai, May 20, 2004.

Shanghai Cathedral Restores its Stained Glass Windows:
The Jesuit Company Magazine featured an article by Father Tom Lucas, in March 2005, about the work of Ms. WO Ye, a long time USCCB friend and associate, who heads the design team to replace the stained glass windows in Shanghai's Xujiawei Cathedral. The article features her work as an example of inculturation of the Church in China.

Congressional Roundtable:
Statements submitted by Sr. Janet Carroll and by Dr. Richard Madsen for the September 17^th 2004 Congressional Executive Commission on China Roundtable.

The 4^th European Catholic China Colloquium:
The 4^th European Catholic China Colloquium, held in September 2003, under the theme "Mutual Confirmation in Faith," and organized by the Ferdinand Verbiest Foundation at Leuven, Belgium, brought together more than 100 "partners in China Mission" from Asia, Europe, and North America. Click this link to get the Summary Reflection Statement. The letter by Bishop Han Zhihai mentioned in the summary is available here.

USCCB Statement Congressional Roundtable:
A religious freedom statement USCCB submitted to a congressional hearing on March 25, 2002. The USCCB statement on "Religious Freedoms in PRC" was submitted in response to a request of the Congressional Executive Commission on China for our participation in a "Round Table on Religious Freedom" on March 25, 2002. The Congressional-Executive commission on China was created in the October 2000 China trade legislation to monitor human rights and the rule of law in China.