Chinese Catholics are seen during mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing, on February 20, 2013. Experts estimate that there are as many as 12 million Catholics in China, with ... more 

Chinese Catholics are seen during mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing, on February 20, 2013. Experts estimate that there are as many as 12 million Catholics in China, with about half in congregations under the officially-administered Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. The rest belong to non-sanctioned or so-called underground churches less