Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions.
Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis’ funeral
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City.
Cardinal Luis Tagle could become first Asian pope
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the archbishop of Manila and head of the Vatican’s missionary office, is emerging as a leading contender to succeed Pope Francis following his death on Monday.
Vatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty
The Vatican made another big overture to China on Tuesday, reaffirming the Catholic Church poses no threat to Beijing’s sovereignty and admitting that Western missionaries had made “errors” in past centuries in their zeal to convert the Chinese faithful.