Vatican City, Sep 14, 2020 / 07:00 am
The Vatican expects to renew its interim deal with China on the appointment of bishops, as part of efforts to "normalize" the life of the Catholic Church in China, Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Monday.
"With China, our current interest is to normalize the life of the Church as much as possible, to ensure that the Church can live a normal life, which for the Catholic Church is also to have relations with the Holy See and with the Pope," Parolin said Sept. 14, according to Italian news agency AgenSIR.
"Our perspective is on this ecclesiastical theme," Parolin added, noting that this goal should also take place "against a backdrop of peaceful coexistence, the search for peace and overcoming tensions."
Cardinal Parolin spoke to journalists on the sidelines of a private event with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, held at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, Sept. 14.