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Pope Leo XIV speaks at a Wednesday audience with the public on June 11, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV appoints new Chinese bishop for Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Jun 11, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Vatican credited the Sino-Vatican deal, signed in September 2019 and renewed for a third time in October 2024, for... Read more

Pope Francis gave a special message to Chinese Catholics at the end of his Mass in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sept. 3, 2023.

Pope Francis announces Chinese translations for weekly audiences

Nov 27, 2024

“Next week, with Advent, the Chinese translation will also begin here publicly,” the pope said on Nov. 27 during his... Read more

Catholic Church of the Saviour, also called Xishiku Church or Beitang, in Beijing.

Vatican-approved bishop consecrated in Beijing days after China deal renewal

Oct 25, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed a new Catholic bishop in Beijing following the renewal of the Vatican-China agreement. Read more

Cardinal Joseph Zen arrives at a court for his trial in Hong Kong on Sept. 26, 2022.

Persecution of 10 Catholic bishops in China intensified after Vatican-China deal, report says

Oct 21, 2024

By Courtney Mares

A new report by religious freedom advocate Nina Shea for the Hudson Institute sheds light on the repression faced by... Read more