The common people of China suffer some of the worst documented violations of human rights on this planet.
China has the world's largest number of religious prisoners.
If we ignore the victims who suffer human rights abuse, we lead them toward further despair. The congregation of Chinese-American Roman Catholics in New York City have made an appeal to the Catholic Church in the United States of America, to the church worldwide, and to all people who seek to follow the path to salvation to pray for those being persecuted for their faith in China. They have asked for all to pray for the safety and the health of Archbishop John Yang, an 84-year old servant of God who was arrested during a midnight raid at his home this past February. His whereabouts and safety is still unknown. There are growing numbers of women who seek political asylum in New York to escape the invasion of having their bodies forcibly aborted and sterilized under China's one-child policy.