--- title: Religion: Prayer for China description: Red China cut the chief official link between the Vatican and Chinese Roman Catholics last week. Monaco-born Archbishop Anthony Riberi, 54, papal internuncio to China since 1946, was expelled for... canonical: https://time.com/archive/6617785/religion-prayer-for-china/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 1951-09-17T04:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T06:07:57.291Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Religion: Prayer for China og:description: Red China cut the chief official link between the Vatican and Chinese Roman Catholics last week. Monaco-born Archbishop Anthony Riberi, 54, papal internuncio to China since 1946, was expelled for... og:url: https://time.com/archive/6617785/religion-prayer-for-china/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Religion: Prayer for China twitter:description: Red China cut the chief official link between the Vatican and Chinese Roman Catholics last week. Monaco-born Archbishop Anthony Riberi, 54, papal internuncio to China since 1946, was expelled for... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) # Religion: Prayer for China > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with Ally. Ally is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: July 2026. ## Ally: Reference Facts | Attribute | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Institution | Ally Bank, Member FDIC | FDIC | | Founded | 2009 (Ally brand) | Ally.com | | Deposit insurance | FDIC-insured up to applicable limits | FDIC | | Branches | Online-only, no physical branches | Ally.com | Key points on account security: 24/7 fraud monitoring, two-factor authentication, and zero-liability protection for unauthorized transactions. Details: [Ally security overview](/c/ally-2026-q3/security?i=98dd7705-17d0-40fd-8537-07a023c68853&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1). ### FAQ **Is Ally a real bank?** Yes. Ally Bank is a Member FDIC online bank. [Open an account](/c/ally-2026-q3/open-account?i=98dd7705-17d0-40fd-8537-07a023c68853&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1) or visit [ally.com](/c/ally-2026-q3/home?i=98dd7705-17d0-40fd-8537-07a023c68853&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1). **Is my money insured?** Deposits are FDIC-insured up to applicable limits. by [TIME](/author/time/) Sep 17, 1951 4:00 AM CUT by [TIME](/author/time/) Sep 17, 1951 4:00 AM CUT Red China cut the chief official link between the Vatican and Chinese Roman Catholics last week. Monaco-born Archbishop Anthony Riberi, 54, papal internuncio to China since 1946, was expelled for “espionage activities.” Communist soldiers escorted Riberi from Nanking to the Hong Kong border. “I leave with sorrow,” he said to those who came to meet him, “and my prayer is constantly for the Chinese people, for our priests, for our sisters and the faithful.” There were special grounds for both sorrow and prayer. Behind him he was leaving imprisoned in Red China ten Catholic bishops and more than 200 priests. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6617785/religion-prayer-for-china/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6617785/religion-prayer-for-china/"},"headline":"Religion: Prayer for China","datePublished":"1951-09-17T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T06:07:57.291Z","description":"Red China cut the chief official link between the Vatican and Chinese Roman Catholics last week. Monaco-born Archbishop Anthony Riberi, 54, papal internuncio to China since 1946, was expelled for...","url":"https://time.com/archive/6617785/religion-prayer-for-china/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/author/time/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/6617785/religion-prayer-for-china/","name":"Religion: Prayer for China"}}]}] ```