China Tightens Control Over Catholic Clergy With New Passport Rules

China Tightens Control Over Catholic Clergy With New Passport Rules

Chinese state-controlled Catholic organizations have adopted new internal rules requiring Catholic clergy across China to surrender their passports and other travel documents, subjecting overseas travel to strict approval and post-trip reporting requirements, according to an official document obtained by The Epoch Times and interviews with clergy and church members. The regulations were jointly adopted on Dec. 16 by the Chinese Catholic Patrioti…