ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues ...

In his explicit silence on the plight of Christians in China, the pope appears to continue the policy of Pope Francis, who ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -A new assistant Catholic bishop was installed on Wednesday for Fuzhou, the capital of China's southeastern Fujian province, signalling that the Vatican's accord with Beijing ...

High-ranking heads of state and Catholic bishops in China have remained notably silent following the death of Pope Francis, while reactions from political and religious leaders across the globe poured ...

China's 12 million Catholics have been bitterly divided for decades. Some belong to Beijing-sanctioned churches, while others worship in... China's Divided Catholics Seek Reconciliation Second of five ...

Catholics in China and Hong Kong joined special prayers for Pope Francis, who passed away at the Vatican on April 21 at the age of 88. As the news of Francis’ death reached China, Catholics in various ...

BEIJING -- China's government-backed Catholic church elected new leaders Thursday, including a prelate unrecognized by the Vatican to head its bishops' council, in a move likely to worsen often uneasy ...

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