• China's Appointment on Bishops Threatens Sino-Vatican Relations

  China’s official Catholic church appointed its second Bishop without papal blessing, Wednesday, at a ceremony in eastern Anhui province at Wuhu city’s Saint Joseph’s Cathedral.

• Americans Need to Pray More for Chinese Churches, Says U.S. Christian Group

  American Christians need to consider more prayer for China, rather than focusing on taking social action, says the leader of a Colorado-based Christian group that aids registered churches in China.

• International Chinese Christian Art Well Received in U.S.

  The artwork of international renowned Chinese Christian painter, Dr. He Qi, was well received by the congregation of a local church in the cigarette-industry town of Winston-Salem, NC.

• China Will Consecrate Second Bishop, Defying Vatican Again

  The People’s Republic of China will ordain a second Bishop, without Vatican approval, despite warnings that such move would endanger efforts to reestablish relations.

• Philippines Claims Capture of Missionary Kidnapper

  Filipino officials claim the capture of yet another militant with ties to al-Qaida, whom allegedly was involved with the 2001 Dos Palmas resort kidnapping of three American citizens, including a missi