On Saturday, August 3, 2024, at the 29th USCCA International Conference, Fr. Peter Shen, Dr. John Worthley, and Fr. Qiulin Zhang presented on the topic of "Social Services in Rural and Urban China." We are glad to share the video of this conference session below:
About the Speakers
Fr. Peter Shen
Fr. Peter Shen is from Xingtai Diocese of Hebei Province, China. He graduated from Jilin Catholic Major Seminary in 2012. He was ordained to the priesthood in China in 2016. He worked at Hebei Faith Press which is a Chinese Catholic Newspaper from 2013 to 2019. He received a master's degree in Pastoral Theology at National Catholic Seminary in China in 2023. He is currently sponsored by the Maryknoll China Project and is studying for a master’s degree in International Communications at St. John’s University in New York City.
Dr. John Worthley
Prof. John A. Worthley first went to China in 1983 to teach at Wuhan University as visiting professor of public administration from Seton Hall University. He returned every year after teaching at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade and Hainan University. In 1993 he facilitated Mother Teresa’s visit to Sheshan and in 2004 he brought her successor, Sr. Nirmala, to Qingdao. He authored the first article on Chinese public administration in Western literature in Public Administration Review (1984) and has published three articles in America magazine on the church in China. He is a (retired) University Professor of Public Administration of Seton Hall University. His time is divided among the East Coast, the Midwest and China.
Fr. Qiulin Zhang
From May 1992 to October 1994, Fr. Qiulin Zhang studied theology and philosophy at the National Catholic Seminary. From February 1995 to May 1999, he studied theology at the Theological Seminary of St. John's University in Minnesota, USA, and received a Master's degree in Liturgical Studies and Master’s degree in Divinity (M.Div). From September 1999 to May 2007, he studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and obtained a PhD in Liturgical Studies. Since September 2007, he has been teaching at the National Catholic Seminary in China. From 2008 to 2011, he served as director of the Spirituality Department of the Seminary; from 2011 to 2012, he served as director of the Discipline Department; and from 2012 to present, he serves as director of the religious affairs department.
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