...second-generation Chinese American to the priesthood within an American diocese. Chinese priests serve within the broader sacramental and hierarchical communion of the local Church. Photo courtesy of Fr. Joseph Ruan....
Fr. Joseph Ruan
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March 24, 2026
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...development has unfolded within the global Catholic Church: an increasing number of Chinese priests are now serving in dioceses across the United States. This development reflects more than demographic shifts...
Jon Kuert
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March 26, 2026
...number of Chinese-translated books and articles on missions as required reading for my students. When I came across the Chinese translation of G. W. Steel’s For the Fame of His Name: Rethinking Church and...
Jeanne Wu
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March 31, 2026
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...Dar’s trip, his second to China in three months, came just days after a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, during which Beijing pledged to support...
Jon Kuert
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April 2, 2026
...to take up more of his time. I tried to explain this calmly, but after hanging up the phone, a deep sense of grievance rose up inside me. I Treated...
Jerry An
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April 6, 2026
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...I’m a First-Generation Chinese American Mom Living in L.A. A 2-Month Trip to China Made Me Question Where to Raise My Daughter (April 5, 2026, Business Insider) This winter, I...
Jon Kuert
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April 9, 2026
...a donation here. Featured Article Will China’s Social Volcano Erupt?—with Martin Whyte (February 4, 2026, Peking Hotel) Prof. Martin Whyte is a prominent American sociologist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology...
Jon Kuert
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April 16, 2026
...following the Azusa Street revival in an otherwise restrictive and prejudiced environment could be a valuable historical example. Further, how might African, Latin American, or Korean Pentecostals read the proposed Chinese “Pentecost-driven...
Xiaoli Yang
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April 17, 2026
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...said the American-Israeli strikes “violate international law.” Chinese ships carrying sodium perchlorate, an ingredient potentially used in missile propellant, are thought to have arrived in Iran earlier this month. American...
Jon Kuert
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April 23, 2026
...home phone line turned into a hotline; Trinity Bookstore was even featured on the Voice of America. I encouraged my colleagues to one day establish branches in Beijing and Shanghai and even...
Zha Changping
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April 24, 2026
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...theoretical frameworks, it becomes theology. Over the past six years, as a Christian scholar-practitioner under the religious authority of an American-Russian Orthodox Church in a suburban region of Greater Boston,...
Mark Chuanhang Shan
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April 28, 2026
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...Standing in front of me was a young Asian man scrolling on his phone. I glanced over and saw him using WeChat, the Chinese social media app. So I decided...
Jon Kuert
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April 30, 2026