This photo taken on May 24, 2015 shows the “underground” Zhongxin Bridge Catholic Church below an expressway bridge in Tianjin. EachSunday hundreds pack the dilapidated building, some sitting on the floor or standing outside, straining to hear the bishop’s sermon over the rumble of passing trucks. AFP PHOTO
TIANJIN, China: Chinese priest Lin Xiuqiang is pleased with his new Catholic church, its tall tower topped with a cross—and grateful to the Communist officials who paid $19 million to build it.