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Is the Pope’s Faustian pact continuing in Kazakhstan?

September 14, 2022

Pope Francis has begun his Apostolic Visit to Kazakhstan, with interreligious dialogue at the forefront of the trip. The Pope is attending the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and will close the two-day Congress on Wednesday. But perhaps less should be made of the visit itself than a potential meeting with

The Pope’s faustian pact

September 12, 2022

While Pope Francis last week repeated his previous warning about a global conflict, he should perhaps be more concerned about his own faustian pact. The Pontiff has, of course, already come in for criticism for his stance towards the war in Ukraine. While the Pope praised Ukrainians for fighting for their survival, he has said

China’s President Xi warns against religious infiltration from abroad

April 25, 2016

Over the past two years authorities in China have torn down church crosses and other outward symbols of the Christian faith

What the Pope should have said to the Chinese government

February 05, 2016

Stop demolishing churches and stop trying to control Christianity – you cannot fight God

China’s one-child catastrophe

November 05, 2015

There are now 40 million more Chinese men than women, but a two-child policy will not end the human rights abuses caused by the original policy

The British government’s fawning over China’s president is utterly shameful

October 19, 2015

China continues to persecute Christians, but our hypocritical government will do nothing to hold President XI to account during his state visit