hong kong Ming Pao’s quoteVatican The official Fides news agency recently reported that Bishop Li Shan of Beijing, Haimen, newly appointed Bishop Ding Zuao of Jiangsu, and Bishop Zhou Shouren of the Diocese of Hong Kong will go to Rome to participate in an international seminar on “The Face of the Universal Church in China” on the 5th of this month. Vatican Secretary of State Parolin is also expected to attend the same seminar.
According to reports, the seminar was organized by the Pontifical University of the Faith in Rome to commemoratePope 100th anniversary of the ordination of six Chinese bishops by Pius XI in 1926. Before this, all Chinese bishops were appointed by foreign missionaries. According to the event’s agenda, Parolin, Li Shan, Zhou Showren, Ding Zuyao, Liu Guopeng, a researcher at the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and local scholars will deliver speeches, while Tagle, the new head of the College of Cardinals, will deliver the closing remarks.
Furthermore, the Diocese of Macau is celebrating its 450th anniversary this year. In his congratulatory message to the Macau Diocese, Pope Leo XIV noted that the Macau Diocese was the first diocese established in the Far East in modern times. “Countless missionaries have also traveled throughout Asia from this small land.” The Pope recognized the work of the Diocese of Macau in charity, medical care and education, and encouraged the diocese to consider the mission of each local Church, including serving all.
