The Next Pope and Vatican Diplomacy
by George WeigelVatican diplomacy seems to be reverting to a Casaroli-style accommodation of thuggish regimes. Continue Reading »
Vatican diplomacy seems to be reverting to a Casaroli-style accommodation of thuggish regimes. Continue Reading »
This latest display of Beijing’s intent to enforce communist power in Hong Kong coincides with the most recent persecution of Jimmy Lai. Continue Reading »
In May 1989, protestors in Tiananmen Square erected a plaster statue of the Goddess Democracy. For almost a week, it faced off against the giant portrait of Chairman Mao that hangs from the Gate of Heavenly Peace. The juxtaposition seemed to sum up the choice facing China: communist rule or liberal . . . . Continue Reading »
Nary a public word has been spoken by Vatican diplomacy about the brutality of the Chinese communist regime. Continue Reading »
Martha Bayles and Mark Bauerlein discuss the many ways the American film industry has caved to the demands of the Chinese market. Continue Reading »
Mao’s successors concede that trying to kill religion is not realistic, but that religion poses a mortal threat to communist rule and must be controlled. Continue Reading »
China will tolerate no infringement on its sovereignty anywhere, because loss of sovereignty anywhere poses a threat to all Chinese sovereignty everywhere. Continue Reading »
The common good is not a euphemism for tyranny, and oppression is not a synonym for order. Continue Reading »
Millions, including many Christians, have taken to the streets in Hong Kong to protest a proposed extradition bill. Continue Reading »
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 »