China’s hardline response to protests in Hong Kong this summer are part of a wider policy shift under President Xi Jinping that includes increasing persecution of religious and ethnic minorities. The ...

With the takeover of China by the communists under Mao Zedong in 1949, the country became an officially atheist state, and brutal oppression of all religion, including the Catholic Church, followed.

Travis Weber is policy editor for The Washington Stand and vice president for policy and government affairs at Family Research Council. Arielle Del Turco / @arielledelturco Arielle Del Turco is ...

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2004, file photo, foreign tourists walk past a statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucious, at the Confucian Temple in Beijing. China is running five-day Confucian culture ...

The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the ancient Tibetan Buddhist institution he leads will live on after he dies, putting an end to speculation that he would be the last person to hold the role as he ...

Congress continues to pressure China over its Christian religious oppression after a symbolic bipartisan resolution took effect in both chambers of the legislature on Nov. 12. WATCH LIVE: Gabbard, ...

China's President Xi Jinping wants to force worship of the Communist Party by destroying traditional religious practice. AFP via Getty Images Catholic churches torn down or denuded of their crosses ...

In recent months, the persecution of religious groups in China has been making headlines. The picture that these news stories create is one of China as a state that actively interferes with religion ...