ANALYSIS: A Chinese delegation is expected to visit the Vatican this month for talks on the future of the bilateral agreement ...

Current affairs note: at first glance, this text seems futile in light of the recent attack by Israel and the US on Iran, one ...

Human rights, defined as the basic rights and freedoms inherent to all individuals, have evolved considerably in both scope and application in the modern era. Contemporary societies have increasingly ...

Some analysts point to Xi's prominent promotion of "Chinese" religions and traditions such as Buddhism and Confucianism and say the current anti-Christian campaign is related to his mistrust of the ...

This “facing up” to past heroes increasingly takes place through digital means. Thanks to developments in AI, and with the ...

Xi Jinping is waiting for the Dalai Lama to pass away so that Beijing can impose its own puppet as the next spiritual leader ...

Religion also sets Hongkongers apart from China. Due to its political separation from the mainland, Hong Kong was shielded from the effects of state atheism and the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).

The priest from East China's Shandong Province, the birthplace of Confucius, was just 24 then. ... Patriotism and religion can go hand in hand. By Wu Jiao (China Daily) Updated: ...

06.26.25 - 10:00am. By siteadmin. Guest: Stephen Greenblatt is the John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. His numerous books include The Swerve: How the World Became ...

This requires China to make respecting and protecting freedom of religious belief its basic policy, adhering to the administration of religious affairs in accordance with the law and the localization ...

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Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter's at 10:30 a.m. The pallium was conferred on 54 metropolitan bishops, seven from Asia: ‘In the unity of the Catholic faith, may each one nourish it in the ...