Lu Nan | On the Road, the Catholic Church in China Qiang Yongshon, 53, is an Abbot of the Shaanxi Province's Francisco Monastery. There are 12 fathers in this monastery, all of whom are 'underground Catholics' and do not belong to the official regi (...)
stered church authorized by the Government. Shanxi Province, China. 1995. © Lu Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu Nan | On the Road, the Catholic Church in China Every year on the May 3 and September 14, thousands of Catholics from all over China make pilgrimage to commemorate the finding of the Holy Cross. According to one Father, this mountain resembles t (...)
he shape of the Valley Mountain where Jesus Christ was crucified, and it was named a holy place by a Roman Catholic Pope. China. 1992. © Lu Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu Nan | On the Road, the Catholic Church in China Sister Maria, 70, with an orphan whom she has adopted. The baby must have been the second child of a 'one child family' policy. In this village, if a 'Chaoshengzi' is found, the parents are fined 3 (...)
000 Yuan as are those who have adopted them. Inner Mongolia, China. 1992. © Lu Nan | Magnum Photos
CHINA. Tibet. 1993. This mother, Emily, is an 88-year-old Catholic, but her son Ado, 68 years old, and his wife Yela, 65 years old, are Buddhists. Before their preacher was expelled from their vill (...)
age in 1949, all the members of the family were Catholics. Later, the son and his wife converted to Tibetan Buddhism, but they still keep their Catholic names. The two religions peacefully coexist in the family, and they respect each other. © | Magnum Photos