A worshipper receives communion at a service in an underground church last year. Photo: AFP/ Getty Images

Betrayed and abandoned: why China’s underground Catholics feel like Jesus on Good Friday

A Sino-Vatican deal to end a long-standing dispute over bishops’ appointments could heal divisions, but for some the price to be paid is too high

Topic | China-Vatican relations

Mimi Lau

Published: 7:45am, 30 Mar, 2018

Updated: 7:39pm, 30 Mar, 2018

A worshipper receives communion at a service in an underground church last year. Photo: AFP/ Getty Images

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Mimi Lau

Mimi Lau covers human rights, religion and civil society in China. She spent seven years in southern China as the Post's Guangzhou Correspondent before returning to Hong Kong in 2017. Today, Mimi continues to pursue stories across the country, monitoring and reporting on key political and civil issues. She has won numerous awards for her work.