Cardinal Parolin said: ‘I would like to express my closeness to the cardinal who was freed and treated well.’ Read more
In Part 3 of an exclusive interview, the Vatican Secretary of State looks ahead to the deal’s renewal in October. Read more
He made the comment in his first interview since undergoing colon surgery. Read more
Catholic dioceses across China hosted celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this year, while pilgrimages... Read more
Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu’s whereabouts are still unknown months after Chinese officials detained him with clergy and seminarians who object... Read more
Bishop Li was ordained July 28, after being appointed by Pope Francis in January. Read more
The former U.S. religious freedom ambassador hopes that a new report documenting abuses by the Chinese Communist Party will prompt... Read more
A Swedish scholar who studies China has called for the Vatican to speak up about human rights abuses by the... Read more
According to new rules which will reportedly take effect on May 1, China’s state-run Catholic Church and bishops’ conference will... Read more
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said that he does not consider the Vatican’s financial scandals to be “a crisis,” but pointed... Read more
A new congressional report calls for U.S. diplomatic engagement with the Vatican to “reevaluate” its 2018 agreement with China on... Read more
The Chinese Patriotic Association announced Monday the ordination of a new bishop of Qingdao. Read more
The U.S. Secretary of State on Thursday called out the Chinese Communist Party as the world’s most serious threat to... Read more
The Chinese government continued to enforce sweeping restrictions on religious freedom in the weeks prior to the renewal of an agreement with... Read more
Taiwan’s foreign ministry responded by the renewal of the Sino-Vatican provisional agreement Thursday by highlighting the worsening religious freedom situation... Read more
Chinese bishops after the Vatican-China deal: Who was appointed? Whose excommunications were lifted? Who stepped aside? Read more
The Vatican and China have renewed a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops for two more years, the Holy... Read more
Cardinal Joseph Zen has rejected claims that the 2018 Vatican-China deal was approved in draft form by Pope Benedict XVI,... Read more
Ahead of the expected renewal of the Vatican-China deal this month, the former underground bishop of Mindong has announced his... Read more
Cardinal Pietro Parolin defended the Vatican’s controversial deal with China Saturday, saying that all recent popes sought such an agreement... Read more