The Fate of Hong Kong’s Christians

by Alessandra Bocchi

Millions, including many Christians, have taken to the streets in Hong Kong to protest a proposed extradition bill.  Continue Reading »

29 Aug 2019

Diplomacy and Persecution in China

by Thomas F. Farr

We are witnessing a global crisis in religious freedom, wherein roughly three-quarters of the world’s people live in nations where religion is highly or very highly restricted. China presents a particularly troubling case. The assault on religion currently taking place under President Xi Jinping . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

The Civility Trap

by R. R. Reno

Lots of folks are calling for civility these days, an understandable response to a shrill and polarized political climate. In his First Inaugural Address, as the Civil War loomed, Abraham Lincoln spoke of “the better angels of our nature.” He wanted to smooth the way for reconciliation. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2019

China's Future in the Balance

by Peter J. Leithart

Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu is being persecuted because the church refuses to register with the state or join the officially sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2018

A Grand Betrayal

by Catherine Lafferty

There are times when some form of public protest, no matter how small, must be made against oppression. Continue Reading »

4 Dec 2018

Men of Lawlessness

by Douglas Farrow

The pope is betraying Christians of every time and place who have bravely resisted attempts to make the Church of Jesus Christ bow to the state.  Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2018

The Holy See, China, and Evangelization

by George Weigel

Kowtowing to communists is bad for achieving a full reconciliation among the factions in the Catholic Church in China.  Continue Reading »

16 May 2018

Xi Jinping’s Village

by Dan Hitchens

It is alarming how quickly Beijing’s new friends abandon their solidarity with China’s oppressed millions and start flattering the regime instead. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2018

The Vatican’s China Whitewash

by Daniel Mark

The Vatican should stop denying the brutal, authoritarian character of the Chinese regime.  Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2018

Rare and Common Sense

by Theodore Dalrymple

Simon Leys:  Navigator Between Worlds by philippe paquet translated by julie rose la trobe, 720 pages, $59.99 It is a curious fact that Communist dictatorships were at their most popular among Western intellectuals while they still had the courage of their brutality. Once they settled down to . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2017