Conference Clips: Social Services in China
- USCCA Digital Communications Coordinator
- Oct 12
- 2 min read
Upon reading Pope Leo XIV's recent exhortation, 'Dilexit te,' we are reminded of the importance of the corporal works of mercy as a ministry of the global Church: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, visiting the sick, visiting the imprisoned, and burying the dead.
To learn about how the Church in China helps make social services such as these available to the people of God, we invite you to watch these videos on the topic from our 2024 International Conference:
In one memorable segment of the session on "Social Services in Rural and Urban China," Dr. John Worthley recounts Mother Teresa's visit to Shanghai in 1993:
Bishop Jin brought us to his basilica in Sheshan, and when we approached, on the top of the basilica—as you may know—is a very unique image of the Blessed Mother holding the baby Jesus over her head for the world to see...When Mother saw that, it pierced her heart. The Holy Spirit just struck her—you could see it on her face—because her mantra had always been "to Jesus, through Mary," and that statue, artistically, was her prayer. And so she asked Bishop Jin for a statue of Our Lady of Sheshan. He gave us one. She put it in the pocket of her saree. It never left her side.
To learn more about the life of the Church in China, we invite you to read about our upcoming 30th International Conference. Conferences are made possible by supporters like you; please consider donating to our Annual Appeal campaign so that we might continue to foster peace, friendship, and mutual understanding among the people of the U.S. and the people of China.
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