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Shanghai Diocese bars underground priests from funeral parlor  

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Bishops from Japan, US call Catholics to work for nuclear disarmament

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Chinese bishop dispels rumors of cathedral demolition

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Hong Kong feels chill of new security law

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China tightens cyber checks, bans Christian accounts

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Fears grow for Uyghurs as Covid-19 reaches Xinjiang

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Sinicization seminar divides priests in China's Shandong

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Poor hit hard by Hong Kong's stricter pandemic measures

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Vatican, Hong Kong Diocese hacked by China ahead of talks

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