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Bishop and priests arrested days before Pope’s annual prayer for China

News: China

The Pillar
May 24, 2021
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Two days after the bishop of a Chinese missionary territory was reportedly arrested along with several priests and seminarians, Pope Francis urged the Church to pray for Chinese Christians, as he does annually ahead of the May 24 Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians.

“Tomorrow the Catholic faithful [of China]l celebrate the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Ma…

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