{"id":11021,"date":"2024-10-01T14:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/china-is-removing-crosses-from-churches-replacing-images-of-christ-with-xi-jinping\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T14:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:42:07","slug":"china-is-removing-crosses-from-churches-replacing-images-of-christ-with-xi-jinping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/china-is-removing-crosses-from-churches-replacing-images-of-christ-with-xi-jinping\/","title":{"rendered":"China retira cruces de las iglesias y reemplaza las im\u00e1genes de Cristo por las de Xi Jinping"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Archbishop Li Shan of Beijing, president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, the state-managed Catholic organization in mainland China controlled by the CCP\u2019s United Front Work Department. \/ Credit: Bundesministerium f\u00c3\u00bcr Europa, Integration und \u00c3\u201eusseres, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2024 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). A&nbsp;new report&nbsp;details the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s (CCP) efforts to &quot;exert total control\u201d over the Catholic Church and other religious faiths within its borders and to &quot;forcibly eradicate religious\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Archbishop Li Shan of Beijing, president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, the state-managed Catholic organization in mainland China controlled by the CCP\u2019s United Front Work Department. \/ Credit: Bundesministerium f\u00c3\u00bcr Europa, Integration und \u00c3\u201eusseres, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2024 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). A&nbsp;new report&nbsp;details the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s (CCP) efforts to &quot;exert total control\u201d over the Catholic Church and other religious faiths within its borders and to &quot;forcibly eradicate religious\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-11021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20848,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/chinese-bishop-focused-on-adapting-faith-to-communist-party-ideals-shanghai-catholics-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":11021,"position":0},"title":"Chinese bishop focused on adapting faith to Communist Party ideals, Shanghai Catholics say","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"noviembre 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Shanghai Bishop Joseph Shen Bin speaks to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin at a Vatican conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. \/ Credit: Fabio Gonnella\/EWTN CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2024 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). A Chinese bishop with a history of support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)&nbsp;emphasized in a recent diocesan seminar the socialist state\u2019s influence over the Church more than the Vatican\u2019s, according to Catholics who attended the bishop\u2019s talks.&nbsp;Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai,\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":77711,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/chinas-catholic-bishops-back-worship-limits-prompting-call-for-vatican-action\/","url_meta":{"origin":11021,"position":1},"title":"China\u2019s Catholic bishops back worship limits, prompting call for Vatican action","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"abril 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The state-sanctioned Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Catholic Church in China (BCCC) backed the government\u2019s ban on unregistered clergy engaging in pastoral work and using unapproved sites for worship.The BCCC said in a Feb. 4 statement that \u201creligious groups must comply with relevant laws and regulations when conducting religious activities,\u201d describing compliance as a matter of \u201cnational and public interest.\u201d The statement aligned with the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s controls over the region.Nina Shea, Hudson Institute senior fellow, called on Pope Leo\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18293,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/vatican-china-bishop-deal-renewed-for-four-more-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":11021,"position":2},"title":"Vatican-China bishop deal renewed for four more years","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"octubre 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] A worshiper waves the flag of China as Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience on June 12, 2019, at St. Peter&#039;s Square at the Vatican. \/ Credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE\/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Oct 22, 2024 \/ 08:53 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Tuesday that it has renewed its agreement with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops for an additional four years.The renewal comes days after a report from the Hudson Institute detailed how seven\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1729611039_gettyimages-1149448672.jpg?fit=1024%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1729611039_gettyimages-1149448672.jpg?fit=1024%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1729611039_gettyimages-1149448672.jpg?fit=1024%2C673&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1729611039_gettyimages-1149448672.jpg?fit=1024%2C673&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27364,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/new-chinese-bishop-ordained-under-vatican-china-agreement\/","url_meta":{"origin":11021,"position":3},"title":"New Chinese bishop ordained under Vatican-China agreement","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"enero 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] null \/ Credit: FreshStock\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 22, 2025 \/ 16:15 pm (CNA). 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Diocesan borders have been an&nbsp;area of dispute&nbsp;between the Vatican\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1737743835_Vatican-China.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1737743835_Vatican-China.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1737743835_Vatican-China.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1737743835_Vatican-China.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34592,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/china-largely-silent-on-pope-francis-death-amid-global-tributes\/","url_meta":{"origin":11021,"position":4},"title":"China largely silent on Pope Francis\u2019 death amid global tributes","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"abril 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai\u00c2\u00a0(left) and Bishop Yang Xiaoting (right) at Opening of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. \/ Credit: Daniel Ibanez\/CNA Washington, D.C. 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High-ranking heads of state and Catholic bishops in China have remained notably silent following the death of Pope Francis, while reactions from political and religious leaders across the globe poured out on social media within hours of the pope\u2019s passing on Monday morning.&nbsp;AsiaNews\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745648742_Chinese_bishops_at_Opening_of_the_XV_Ordinary_General_Assembly_of_the_Synod_of_Bishops_Credit_Daniel.webp?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745648742_Chinese_bishops_at_Opening_of_the_XV_Ordinary_General_Assembly_of_the_Synod_of_Bishops_Credit_Daniel.webp?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745648742_Chinese_bishops_at_Opening_of_the_XV_Ordinary_General_Assembly_of_the_Synod_of_Bishops_Credit_Daniel.webp?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745648742_Chinese_bishops_at_Opening_of_the_XV_Ordinary_General_Assembly_of_the_Synod_of_Bishops_Credit_Daniel.webp?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66680,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/chinese-college-reportedly-forces-students-to-identify-as-atheists\/","url_meta":{"origin":11021,"position":5},"title":"Chinese College Reportedly Forces Students to Identify as Atheists","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"noviembre 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"China (International Christian Concern) \u2014 According to a Sept. 30 report from ChinaAid, a mobile app used by a Chinese vocational school requires students to declare they\u2019re atheists. \u00a0 The app, used by Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity in China, instructs students to check the box for \u201cno religious belief\u201d in their personal information sections, clearly violating their right to religious freedom.\u00a0 The report stated that \u201cpoint 4 under \u2018personal information notes\u2019 requires filling in \u2018no religious belief\u2019&#8230;\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/abplishan11.14.23.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11021"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=11021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}