VATICAN CITY--The Vatican and China extended a controversial accord on bishop nominations Thursday over strong opposition from the White House and conservative Catholics given Beijing’s ...
A delegation of 11 representatives of China’s “official” Catholic bodies took part in the assemblies that ratify Xi Jinping's political choices. Bishop Yang Yongqiang, one of the ...
Bishop Peter Wu Yishun was consecrated bishop of Minbei in Fujian in southeast China, the Vatican said in a statement. It noted that Francis had named him bishop on Dec. 6. On Monday, the Vatican ...
The Vatican sponsored a dialogue in Taiwan this week as the Catholic Church prepares to release official guidelines for ...
In 2018, the Vatican and China signed a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops, which was initially set to last for two years. When this interim agreement was extended for the first ...
Catholics and Taoists discussed “Cultivating a Harmonious Society through Interreligious Dialogue” at a conference in Hong ...
In future new bishops will be proposed by members of local Catholic communities together with Chinese authorities. The names will be sent to the Vatican Pope Francis on Tuesday defended a landmark ...
Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity ... Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA “Many who ...
Later missionaries in China took issue with Confucian ... Cardinal Stephen Chow, the bishop of Hong Kong, told Vatican News that he hopes the recognition of a shared spirit of service between ...
The government can still restrict the number and size of parishes and insists on prior consultations regarding the appointment of bishops and archbishops. However, unlike China, the Vatican does ...
In 1944, in exceptional circumstances in Macau, China, a woman was leading ... Pope Francis and Sister Linda Pocher at the Vatican on Feb. 5 (Photo provided by Bishop Bailey Wells) In the ...
France’s New Revolution Continues AI and Net Zero What to make of Cardinal Parolin's Diplomacy The Vatican ... bishop and the demotion of another in the unapproved Catholic Church in China ...