A statement from the Vatican Press Office on Wednesday said that the development “constitutes a positive fruit of the ...

In the meantime, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, has enacted policies attacking religious freedom in the country. Xi insists ...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – As the Vatican takes new steps to punish members of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), the ...

A. Kostylev in Rome, has submitted proposals to the Vatican for coordinated action between Moscow and the Holy See in the solution of Eastern Europe’s postwar social and religious problems ...

2024 The Vatican announced Tuesday its “satisfaction” that China has officially recognized Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen as ...

The Holy Father encouraged the bishops to “bear witness to faith in [the Lord], also through respectful and sincere dialogue ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After five years of refusal, the Chinese government has officially recognized Bishop Melchior Shi ...

The Vatican struck a landmark deal with the Beijing government in 2018, which was renewed in 2022, over the appointment of Catholic bishops in the country. The agreement gives Chinese officials ...

The Vatican struck a landmark deal with the Beijing government in 2018, which was renewed in 2022, over the appointment of ...

The Chinese government has officially recognised the Catholic bishop of Tianjin ... established over the years between the Holy See and the Chinese government," the Vatican statement said.

“This provision is a positive fruit of the dialogue established over the years ... on the appointment of bishops in the Asian nation. The controversial Sino-Vatican Agreement, first signed ...

After five years of refusal, the Chinese government has officially recognized Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen as bishop of ...