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Priests arrested.


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 -- A group of priests met to pray together on December December: see month.  27, 2006, in the diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111.  of Baoding, in the northern province of Hebei, China. It is home to the largest number of Catholics in China (1.5 million), most of whom belong to the underground Catholic Church. Nine priests were arrested by the secret police.
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Title Annotation:China
Publication:Catholic Insight
Date:Feb 1, 2007
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