BEIJING - China's national religious groups on Thursday gathered to study the spirit of the fourth plenary session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

Calling the session a groundbreaking and milestone event, attendees of the meeting said the session showed the new requirements for the development of the country's causes in the new era and the new expectations of the people.

Religious personages and believers should center their thinking and action on the decisions of the CPC Central Committee and uphold the principle that religions in China must be Chinese in orientation, according to the meeting.

The religious circles should take learning and implementing the spirit of the fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee as a major political task, the meeting noted.