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February 2, 2015

Chinese Bishop Shi, held in secret for years, dies at 94

A relative says that 94-year-old Bishop Cosmas Shi Enxiang of Yixian, has died.

HONG KONG - Bishop Cosmas Shi Enxiang of Yixian, 94, a member of the so-called underground Catholic Church who has not been seen since his arrest in 2001, has died, a relative said.

Published in International
December 18, 2014

In eastern Ukraine, church has 'returned to catacombs,' spokesman says

A man lights a candle in a temporary Ukrainian Catholic tent church in 2013 during anti-government protests in Kiev. Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych and other Ukrainian Catholic leaders have warned their church is being driven underground a gain, a quarter-century after it was re-legalized with the end of communist rule.

WARSAW, Poland - Ukrainian Catholic leaders have warned their Church is being driven underground again, a quarter-century after it was re-legalized with the end of communist rule.

Published in International