No Church in Zhuhai

Another good friend, Fr. Joseph Cai, of the neighboring city of Zhuhai in Mainland China, came to us asking for help. There are no churches in this new city of Zhuhai (population over one million people). Until recently Catholics were renting a place where they had the celebration of the Mass several times a month. Now the building owner is renovating the place so Catholics have no place for worship!

A young university student from Zhuhai wrote to us recently:

“As you may know, our chapel in Zhuhai is not in use now, and we have not found a new place is yet.

However, I had a timely discovery that RTHK4 (a radio station in HK, about FM 98 in Zhuhai) broadcasts the Mass every Sunday from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. It was more like a Christian church last week but definitely a Catholic church this morning :) Of course, all in English. Also you can listen to it online www.rthk.org.hk/index_eng.htm”


There is a group of young Catholic university students whom we have met several times. They are eager to know more about Christianity and ask for formation…

Macau has more than enough priests for this tiny place, but none in Zhuhai! Priests from Macau are not allowed to exercise the pastoral ministry in Zhuhai since that city is in Mainland China.