A woman prays at a cathedral in Beijing. Experts estimate that there were as many as 12 million Catholics on the mainland as of last year, with about half of the congregations under a state-sanctioned association. The rest belong to non-sanctioned or so-called 'underground' churches. Photo: AFP
China will create own Christian belief system amid tensions with church, says official
New Chinese theology must suit Chinese culture and values, State Religious Affairs director says
A woman prays at a cathedral in Beijing. Experts estimate that there were as many as 12 million Catholics on the mainland as of last year, with about half of the congregations under a state-sanctioned association. The rest belong to non-sanctioned or so-called 'underground' churches. Photo: AFP
