China Arrests Underground Priest
Rev. Dong Yingmu, a priest in China's underground Roman Catholic church was detained after conducting a secret Christmas Mass, reports from a U.S. religious activist said Wednesday.
According to Joseph Kung, president of the Cardinal Kung Foundation, Rev. Yingmu, 37, was caught up in Baoding, a city in the central province of Hubei with a large underground church.
Kung said Dong was detained the week of Dec. 23, though he didn't know the date and has been transferred to a prison in Hubei.
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An official of the Baoding Religious Affairs Bureau, on the other hand, denied Dong
