Christianity in China

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St. Matteo?

The Atlantic magazine just published an article about a move within the Vatican to canonize Matteo Ricci, the first Jesuit missionary to China, titled "Can Matteo Ricci's beatification mend China's rift with the Catholic Church?"

Western and Chinese Church History

A Chinese Christian writes about the history of the Chinese Church, examines the issues and challenges facing the church today, and looks ahead.

Catholic or Christian?

When I first went to China, I was bombarded with many odd (to me anyway) questions: can you use chopsticks? How much money do you make? Why do American parents kick their children out of the house at age 18? On and on they went.

But I'll never forget the time a student asked me, "What's the difference between Catholic and Christian?"

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中国的在线信徒群体

中国基督徒使用互联网的自由度,其实要比一般的估计较高。本文作者缕述网民数目,信徒网址及连结的网页等,将个中三昧为读者娓娓道来。

How Many Catholics in China?

Last weekend I had the privilege of attending the 25th National Catholic China Conference at Loyola University in Chicago. The United States Catholic China Conference sponsored the conference and the theme was "The American Catholic Church and China in an Era of Globalization."