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                    [ArticleID] => 1355259
                    [Title] => Pope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings
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Pope Francis' upcoming trip to South Korea will provide him with an unusual opportunity to speak directly to the Chinese leadership: His plane is due to fly through Chinese airspace, and Vatican protocol calls for the pope to send greetings to leaders of all the countries he flies over.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-08 08:07:56 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620017 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 919213 [Title] => Catholics look to next pope to improve China ties [Summary] =>

Shanghai's would-be Catholic bishop has been a virtual prisoner in that city's main seminary for nine months and counting, his penalty for openly challenging China's ruling Communist Party by withdrawing from the country's official bodies that oversee the church.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-13 14:02:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 685394 [Title] => Government-Christian tensions highlighted in China [Summary] =>

Reports say Chinese Catholics have voted under heavy security for a new government-approved bishop while underground Protestant leaders issued a bold letter in support of a fellow congregation.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-13 13:53:54 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 8463 [Title] => Top Chinese Catholic backs away from pope visit comments [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-07-26 12:15:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 268362 [Title] => Tsinoys’ dilemma: To fast or to feast [Summary] => To fast or to feast?

That’s the dilemma facing Filipino-Chinese Catholics who celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rooster starting today. Will they opt for the traditional feasts of pansit, dim sum and meat dishes — or turn down such temptations in order to fast on Ash Wednesday?
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) ) )
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