Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra’s testimony is considered especially crucial to the defense case, since theoretically it could ...

So what would be the answer? Rome argues that the only independent bishop is the one named by the Vatican. China argues against the interference of the Vatican as a foreign government. One wonders ...

The United States' chief advocate for religious freedom expressed his "disappointment" in the Vatican over its provisional agreement with China on the appointment of bishops in the country. Nury A ...

The challenges now facing the Catholic Church in China and Nicaragua have significant similarities to the problems that the Holy See faced in the 20th century.

VATICAN CITY _ The recent consecration of bishops in China without the approval of Pope Benedict XVI is prompting the Vatican to reevaluate its push to restore diplomatic relations with Beijing.

Pope Francis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Francis said that sometimes Chinese authorities are somewhat "closed." Francis has been ...

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 Zen, former Bishop of Hong Kong ... Church — the Church in the catacombs. In 1988, the Vatican responded to the situation in China in the form of instructions to Chinese Catholics ...

The United States' chief advocate for religious freedom expressed his "disappointment" in the Vatican over its provisional agreement with China on the appointment of bishops in the country.

Zen, a 90-year-old retired bishop, will attend the funeral ... Zen contends the deal betrays pro-Vatican Catholics in China and the clergy who have suffered persecution there.

In the latest development amid an ongoing showdown between the Vatican and the German bishops, three top Vatican officials nixed the proposal for a new legislative body governing the church in Germany ...

Pope Francis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Francis said that ...