Beijing, China. 21st Sep, 2017. Chinese nuns attend a mass to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the ordination of Joseph Li Shan as archbishop of Beijing on 21 September, 2017 at Xishiku Church, an officially-sanctioned Catholic church in Beijing, China. The Vatican's efforts to heal a decades-long rift with China appear to have stalled, with each side still unwilling to accept controversial bishops appointed by the other. Credit: Lou Linwei/Alamy Live News
Chinese nuns attend a mass to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the ordination of Joseph Li Shan as archbishop of Beijing on 21 September, 2017 at Xishiku Church, an officially-sanctioned Catholic church in Beijing, China. The Vatican's efforts to heal a decades-long rift with China appear to have stalled, with each side still unwilling to accept controversial bishops appointed by the other. In recent months, Beijing has appeared to take a harder line toward believers, and has ordered the country’s estimated 12 million Catholics to shun foreign influence and to “Sinosize” their Church, according to AP news.
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