Rumor has it that a delegation from China is expected to visit the Vatican at the end of June for the regular bilateral meeting to discuss Sino-Vatican relations and the progress of the agreement on the appointment of bishops. The news is not official yet, but the Register has confirmed this through a source from…
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jan 22, 2025 / 16:15 pm The Vatican announced this week that Pope Francis has erected a new diocese in China and appointed Father Anthony Ji Weizhong as its first bishop. The pope decided last October to suppress the Diocese of Fenyang in mainland China, which was originally erected in 1946 by…
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 15:15 pm Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi criticized Pope Francis for the Vatican’s deal with China regarding bishop appointments during an interview with the National Catholic Reporter published on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The congresswoman from California and former speaker of the House of Representatives told the outlet…
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2024 / 12:00 pm 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 release earlier this month that it had led all of…
By AC Wimmer Rome Newsroom, Oct 25, 2024 / 13:20 pm A Chinese priest was consecrated as the new coadjutor bishop of Beijing on Friday, marking the first episcopal appointment since the Vatican renewed its provisional agreement with China on bishop nominations earlier this week. “I do all things for the sake of the Gospel,”…
By AC Wimmer Vatican City, Oct 19, 2024 / 11:05 am Two prominent Catholics — Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong and American author George Weigel — have leveled sharp criticisms at the Synod on Synodality, focusing particularly on the Vatican’s approach to China. In a blog post published on Oct. 18, Zen, the 92-year-old bishop…
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Sep 16, 2024 / 12:40 pm As the controversial Vatican-China agreement on bishop appointments nears its renewal deadline in October, Pope Francis’ recent 12-day apostolic journey through Southeast Asia and Oceania has thrust the Holy See’s complex relationship with Beijing into the spotlight. Regional news outlets, including Singapore’s state-affiliated Channel…