Chiaretto Yan
Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan 甄健湘 is a consecrated member of the Focolare Movement who lives in Shanghai. He holds a doctorate in practical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome), a doctorate in philosophy from the Sophia University Institute (Florence), and an MA in oriental religions and cultures from the University of Santo Tomas (Manila). He is visiting professor at the University of Saint Joseph in Macau, the National Seminary of China in Beijing, and various seminaries in China. He coordinated the Holy See Pavilion in Beijing at the International Horticultural Exhibition (Beijing Expo 2019) under the auspices of the Pontifical Council for Culture of the Holy See.
He is the author of several books, including Evangelization in China (2014), Il Vangelo oltre la Grande Muraglia (in 2015), 《福音遇上中國夢——天主教在中國的挑戰與前景》 (2016), Season for Relationships: Youth in China and Church Mission (2018), and My Chinese Dream: Bridging East and West—Hopes, Challenges, and Opportunities (Orbis, forthcoming).
Supporting Article
Holy See-China Provisional Agreement
The Balance Sheet Five and a Half Years Later
Chinese Catholics are called to witness to their fellow citizens that they are Christians and good citizens, like all others, working for the common good of the whole country and in keeping with their own culture.