Critics have faulted Francis for not protesting assaults on the Church in China and Nicaragua. But is the criticism ...

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 ...

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.

The challenges now facing the Catholic Church in China and Nicaragua have significant similarities to the problems that the ...

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 ...

moving beyond the harder line approach of his predecessor to sign an agreement in 2018 on the appointment of bishops in China. At the same time, the Vatican has maintained diplomatic relations ...

In September, the Vatican and Chinese government are slated to begin renegotiations of a 2018 diplomatic agreement about bishop appointments within the country, according to AP News. The deal is a ...

On 20 November 2010, the unlawful consecration of Guo Jincai as bishop of Chengde soured relations between the Vatican and China. When the government, with much ostentation, held the Eighth ...

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 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 on Monday named an American-born missionary in Peru, Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, to take over the Vatican's ...