A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
Alternative titles: The Keys of the Kingdom | Las llaves del reino | Schlüssel zum Himmelreich | As Chaves do Reino | Ключовете на царството | Himmeriges nøgler | Kuningriigi võtmed | Taivasten valtakunnan avaimet | Les clés du royaume | Τα κλειδιά του Παραδείσου | A mennyország kulcsa | Le chiavi del paradiso | 王国の鍵 | Himmerikets nøkler | Klucze królestwa | Cheile împărăţiei | Ключи от царства небесного | Himmelrikets nycklar | Ключі до царства небесного