Chinese Catholic Church Inaugurated in Paris

PARIS, DEC. 19, 2005 (ZENIT.org).- The first church in France for Chinese Catholics was consecrated Sunday.

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The Notre Dame of China Church, located in a Chinese neighborhood in Paris, aims to be a focal point for the approximately 3,000 Chinese Catholics in the French capital.

The inaugural ceremony, in French and Chinese, was presided over by Paris Archbishop André Vingt-Trois.

In his homily the archbishop recalled the heroism with which Chinese Catholics have long lived their faith.

The altar is built on a base of earth brought from various provinces of China.

The pastor, Chinese-born Father Jean Ma, thanked the archbishop, as well as his predecessor, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, who had supported the project for the new church.

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