On July 31, 2025, Dr. Stephanie Wong delivered a Free Virtual Public Lecture on the topic of "Christian-Confucian Dialogue in the Contemporary World." Drawing upon her work with two efforts of the Vatican's Dicastery of Interreligious Dialogue — the international "Women Building a Culture of Encounter Inter-religiously" network, and a project drafting a guidebook on Christian-Confucian relations — Dr. Wong shared insights on the prospects for Christian-Confucian Dialogue at t

Have you attended any of the USCCA's previous International Conferences? At our last conference—the 29th USCCA International Conference—we celebrated 35 years of the USCCA! You can find media from that conference on the Conference 29 web page. Videos from our 29th and 30th International Conferences are also viewable on the USCCA YouTube channel. We are glad to share that the 30th USCCA International Conference will be held from July 31–August 2, 2026, at the University of St.

Have you signed up yet for Dr Stephanie Wong's free virtual public lecture on "Christian-Confucian Dialogue in the Contemporary World"? This lecture is just a week away! Dr. Wong is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Theology, East Asian Religions, Systematic and Constructive Theology at Villanova University. Her presentation will be available via video webinar at 7pm ET on July 31, 2025. We look forward to learning with you! Click here to sign up for this free public lect

Beijing, China Have you registered yet for the USCCA's upcoming October 2025 Study Tour in mainland China? Today, we invite you to consider the memories shared by a previous Study Tour participant: I’ve been fortunate to have participated...Favorite cities visited included Hong Kong, Beijing, Xian, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Baoding, among others. The Chinese citizens were very welcoming and China has outstanding food! A few of my most inspirational experiences include

by Peter Tan, Chair, USCCA Board of Directors On June 10, 2025, my wife Selina and I paid a visit to the Ferdinand Verbiest Foundation in Leuven, Belgium. We were welcomed by Verbiest Foundation Founder Fr. Jeroom Heyndrickx, CICM, and USCCA supporter Sr. Gaby. We were graciously housed at their Chinese College within the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), founded in 1425. Fr. Jeroom and I had three sessions of discussions. He is very keen for our two organizations to

Have you signed up for the upcoming Free Public Video Lecture featuring Dr. Stephanie Wong, Assistant Professor of Comparative Theology, East Asian Religions, Systematic and Constructive Theology at Villanova University? At 7pm ET on July 31, Dr. Wong will present on the topic of "Christian-Confucian Dialogue in the Contemporary World." Click here to sign up for this free public lecture, accessible via live video. In the weeks leading up to Dr. Wong's free public video lectur

At 7:00PM ET on July 31, 2025, the USCCA's speaker series, in collaboration with ChinaSource and China Academic Consortium, will host Dr. Stephanie Wong as speaker on the topic of "Christian-Confucian Dialogue in the Contemporary World." Click here to sign up for this free public lecture, accessible via live video. Dr. Stephanie M. Wong is an assistant professor at Villanova University, where she teaches classes in Catholic theology, Chinese religious and philosophical tradit

Have you heard about the USCCA's Study Tours? Since its inception in 1989, the US-China Catholic Association has had the blessing of bringing church leaders, scholars, graduate students, journalists, and other interested individuals to China with the purpose of helping them better understand Chinese society and the circumstances of the Christians who live there. Today, we are glad to share that a Study Tour is being planned for October 2025. Study Tours include opportunities

Lumen Orientis, a new magazine focused on Chinese Catholic culture, has released a Call For Papers on the topic of "The Village and the Technological Age." This topic is explored in more detail in the following passage: As children of modernity, who we are has been fundamentally shaped by technology, no matter how much or how little we choose to interact with it. Nevertheless, we have also been formed by people and their relationships whether those relationships take the fo

In the USCCA's Book Circle discussions, attendees from around the world come to discuss history, Chinese culture, theology, philosophy, and the life of the Church in China. Since January, the Book Circle has been reading John C. H. Wu's Chinese Humanism and Christian Spirituality, available from Angelico Press for 15% off with the discount code wu15. Image from Angelico Press On May 24, the Book Circle will discuss pages 77–90 of Wu's work; these pages cover the latter portio

On March 20, ChinaSource hosted a free public lecture by Dr. Glen Thompson, Professor Emeritus of Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong. The topic of the lecture was "China's Earliest Christians: Who Were They and What Can We Learn From Them?" Dr. Thompson's book, Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China, was recently given an Award of Merit from Christianity Today. Promotional poster for the public lecture We are glad to share that ChinaSource has published the video o

Have you signed up for updates from the USCCA Book Circle? Book Circle discussions are held over Zoom on select Saturdays, 6 am PT / 7 am MT / 8 am CT / 9 am ET. In April (daylight saving time), this is 9pm Chinese Standard Time. Attendees from around the world come to discuss history, Chinese culture, theology, philosophy, and the life of the Church in China. Image from Angelico Press Since January, the Book Circle has been reading John C. H. Wu's Chinese Humanism and Christ

Have you ever wondered about the first Christians in China? On March 20, ChinaSource will host a free public lecture by Dr. Glen Thompson, Professor Emeritus of Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong. The topic of the lecture will be "China's Earliest Christians: Who Were They and What Can We Learn From Them?" Dr. Thompson's book, Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China, was recently given an Award of Merit from Christianity Today. Dr. Thompson will introduce us to an

Have you heard about the USCCA's Book Circle Discussions? Through Zoom meetings on select scheduled Saturdays, we learn together about history, Chinese culture, theology, philosophy, and the life of the Church in China. The next Book Circle discussion will be held on March 15, 2025; we will be discussing the section entitled "Taoism" (pp. 51–57) in John C. H. Wu's Chinese Humanism and Christian Spirituality, which is now available from Angelico Books for 15% off with the disc

Have you heard about the USCCA's Book Circle Discussions? Through Zoom meetings on select scheduled Saturdays, we learn together about history, Chinese culture, theology, philosophy, and the life of the Church in China. This semester, we are reading John C. H. Wu's Chinese Humanism and Christian Spirituality. If you have not done so yet, we invite you to order your copy from Angelico Books today. With discount code wu15, you are eligible for a 15% discount. Our next meeting w

Did you know that in 1941, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church became the first church in the Western Hemisphere built in order to serve as a place of worship for Chinese Catholics? At 2:00pm ET on this Sunday, January 19, we invite you to learn more about the history of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church from a lecture presented by Fr. Thomas Betz, OFM CAP. This lecture will be free to the public and live-streamed for virtual attendance! For more information on how to register, please

Have you heard about the USCCA's Book Circle Discussions? Through Zoom meetings on select scheduled Saturdays, we learn together about history, Chinese culture, theology, philosophy, and the life of the Church in China. This semester, we will be reading John C. H. Wu's Chinese Humanism and Christian Spirituality. If you have not done so yet, we invite you to order your copy from Angelico Books today. With discount code wu15, you are eligible for a 15% discount. Our first meet

John C. H. Wu was a jurist and scholar whose life spanned a remark-able period in the history of China and it relationship with the West. ​ In a lecture sponsored by the China Association and given at Santa Clara University in April 2019, Professor Robert Gimello spoke about the contributions of this ambassador between cultures and traditions. ​ Vincent Wu, grandson of John C. H. Wu, and Managing Director of the John C. H. Wu Institute, joined the event. Prof. Gimello's talk