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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Trump and Xi are scheduled to meet on Sept. 24, 2026, at the White House in Washington. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Trump-Xi summit to cover AI, Taiwan, Ukraine as rights groups push for action

Kate Scanlon|Sep 21, 2026|5 Min Read

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing May 14, 2026. (OSV New photo/Brendan Smialowski pool via Reuters)

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USCIRF urges president to press for release of religious prisoners in China

Tessa Gervasini|Sep 15, 2026|3 Min Read

A visitor waves the flag of China in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this file photo from May 22, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican confirms two bishops ordained in China under agreement

Victoria Cardiel|Jul 30, 2026|4 Min Read

Ezra Jin Mingri, founder and pastor of an underground church in China and a prisoner of conscience in that country until his release, is pictured in a 2018 file photo in Beijing. Mingri arrived in Los Angeles July 3, 2026, after he was released from imprisonment and reunited with his family in the U.S. shortly before Independence Day, U.S. officials said. (OSV News photo/Thomas Peter, Reuters)

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Detained Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri released by China, now in US

Kate Scanlon|Jul 6, 2026|3 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Trump said May 11, 2026, he plans to discuss the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during his upcoming visit to China; however, he suggested the prominent Catholic and pro-democracy campaigner "caused a lot of bedlam." (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Trump plans to discuss freedom of Jimmy Lai, Christian leaders detained in China

Madalaine Elhabbal|May 11, 2026|5 Min Read

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China’s one-child policy and the phenomenon of twins

Heather King|Feb 20, 2026|4 Min Read

Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul, is pictured in Hong Kong May 29, 2020. As reports spread that U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Lai when they met in South Korea Oct. 30, 2025, American theologian George Weigel told OSV News that Lai's "witness to human dignity and to basic human rights is an expression of his Catholic faith." (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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Vatican should join Trump's efforts for Jimmy Lai's release, says Catholic writer

Paulina Guzik|Nov 12, 2025|6 Min Read

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Chinese government bans Catholic priests from teaching, evangelizing online

Madalaine Elhabbal|Sep 19, 2025|3 Min Read

Jimmy Lai looks on as he leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong Feb. 1, 2021. (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Daniel Payne|Nov 20, 2024|3 Min Read

A poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping hangs next to a crucifix on the wall of the house of a Tibetan Catholic in China's Yunnan province in 2018. (CNS/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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China is removing crosses from churches, replacing images of Christ with Xi Jinping

Tyler Arnold|Oct 1, 2024|4 Min Read

In this file photo, a visitor waves China's flag as Pope Francis leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 22, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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China’s concession on elderly bishop comes against tense backdrop

Charles Collins|Sep 3, 2024|5 Min Read

Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen of Tianjin, China, is seen speaking in this photo taken April 25, 2009, in an unknown location. (CNS photo/Wikimedia)

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China officially recognizes formerly ‘underground’ bishop, Vatican says

Justin McLellan|Aug 27, 2024|2 Min Read

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