Online text: “China: the Country Has Changed, Religious Policy Has Not”, by Gianni Criveller

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• “China: the Country Has Changed, Religious Policy Has Not”, by Gianni Criveller (2012). Presented at the Conference Seed of the Church: Telling the Story of Today’s Christian Martyrs, University of Notre Dame, South Bend IN, November 4-6, 2012. Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Institute for Church Life.

On the Memorial of Saint Joseph Zhang Dapeng in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (calendar of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan); and in remembrance of Cardinal Kung (Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei), faithful Christian and staunch patriot, who passed away on 12 March 2000. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)