Church group offers faith, hope and charity

Organization that receives millions of yuan in donations every year looks to become more professional to provide greater assistance to people in need. Xu Wei reports from Shijiazhuang.

Father Li Rongpin is a busy man. In addition to his pastoral duties, such as giving Mass several times a week and attending to the needs of his parishioners, the Roman Catholic priest has another demanding job; running a charitable foundation that received registered donations of 17 million yuan ($2.5 million) last year.

The 43-year-old takes phone calls, reviews individual charity programs and gives instructions to colleagues, but he is often frustrated by his lack of experience.