In his explicit silence on the plight of Christians in China, the pope appears to continue the policy of Pope Francis, who ...

Three years ago in a Hong Kong courtroom, 90-year-old cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun leaned heavily on his cane. Wearing his ...

The Vatican has replaced an underground Catholic bishop in China who has spent years in and out of detention for resisting government religious policies, in a move that drew both official praise and ...

The Vatican has chastised a Hong Kong cardinal who accused the Holy See of "selling out" to Beijing for reportedly promoting bishops endorsed by the Chinese government. Although Beijing and the ...

Pope Francis is facing a complex row over the Vaticans warming ties with Communist China, which have sparked a new war of words with a Hong Kong cardinal and growing bitterness among some Chinese ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Wednesday denounced China for ordaining a bishop without papal consent, accusing the government-backed church of gravely damaging the faith, and warning that the bishop ...

Vatican City: In his first interview since becoming the Catholic Church’s first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV said he has no plans to step into partisan debates in the United States. He further ...

A Chinese bishop prevented by his government from attending the Synod of Bishops in Rome this month hopes diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Beijing could be re-established. His message of ...