Critics argue the pact legitimizes China’s control over church affairs, while defenders say it helps support Catholics ...

China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an agreement on the appointment of bishops in China for a longer period of four ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an agreement on the appointment of bishops in China for a ...

The Chinese government says it has agreed with the Vatican to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic ...

The 2018 agreement allows Beijing to nominate candidates to fill vacant sees but critics say it has ‘sold out’ China’s ...

The renewal comes days after a report from the Hudson Institute detailed how seven Catholic bishops in China have been ...

China and the Vatican have agreed to extend a deal on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the Asian nation by four years.

China agreement on bishop appointments, renewed in 2022, has been extended for four more years, Beijing announced. While ...

"The two sides will maintain talks with a constructive spirit and continue to promote the improvement of China-Vatican ...

BEIJING—China said Tuesday it had agreed to extend for four years a deal with the Vatican concerning the appointment of ...

On Tuesday Vatican and Chinese authorities announced that they had extended a controversial agreement on episcopal ...

The Chinese government said it has agreed to extend a provisional agreement with the Vatican on the appointment of Catholic ...