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 ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -A new assistant Catholic bishop was installed on Wednesday for Fuzhou, the capital of China's southeastern Fujian province, signalling that the Vatican's accord with Beijing ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -China's government has recognized the authority of the Catholic bishop of Tianjin, Melchior Shi Hongzhen, the Vatican said on Tuesday, who had previously been placed under ...

A Catholic diocese in China recently announced that it had made a tour of “gratitude” to heroes of the Communist Party of China. The Yibin Catholic Diocese of the Shian Province announced in a press ...

Bishop Pu noted that he had already met with the two bishops from mainland China taking part in the synod and plans to meet with them again. Bishop Yao Shun of Jining and Bishop Yang Yongqiang of ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Some in Taiwan are watching with growing unease as the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader following the death of Pope Francis. The Holy See is the only European state ...

DONGLU VILLAGE, China (Reuters) - In 1996, a tiny village with a huge Gothic-style church in China's Catholic heartland of northern Hebei province was the scene of a tense stand-off between the ruling ...

As the Catholic world awaits a conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, the so-called official Church in China has organized priests in two dioceses to elect two bishops. On April 28, the Chinese ...