The following is an extract from an interview with the Honorary President of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and Bishops’ Conference of the Catholic Church in China, Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, age 95, from the Shanghai Catholic Diocese. Bishop Jin is a prominent Chinese Church leader.
God’s Word is to me like the lamp unto my feet and the bread of my life; the Bible is the illuminating lamp which guides my life.
I come from a family who has been Catholics for many generations. My grandfather and parents themselves were Catholics. I have been a Catholic even before I was weaned. Since young, I have been reading the Bible. I read it every day when I entered the monastery and the Society of Jesuit. I love the Bible, especially the Gospel of John. Read more [...]

Mr David Smith (left) giving his Opening Ceremony speech on behalf of BFBS with Dr Yu Suee Yan (right) as his interpreter. Photo: UBSCP/Davis Yap

Little Guo clasped her hand in earnest prayer. Photo: Henan CC/TSPM
