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 a deal on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the Asian nation by four years.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson first announced the renewal at a press briefing in Beijing; the Vatican confirmed the ...

China and the Vatican have extended their agreement on appointing Catholic bishops for another four years. The deal, ...

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

A leading Catholic member of the UK’s House of Lords is drawing attention to the persecution of the Church in China.

The provisional agreement was first signed in 2018 and then renewed in 2020 and 2022. The most recent two-year renewal signed ...

In Arizona, one measure would require partisan primaries while the other would require open primaries in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot.

The synod takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing debate over the diplomatic relationship between the Holy See and ...

One of China’s most prominent cardinals says the Synod on Synodality has suffered from those advocating for greater ...

The Chinese government’s persecution of the Chinese Catholic Church is targeted against the hierarchs who resist Chinese ...