VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with ...

The new pontiff has implemented an agreement signed in 2018 between the Holy See and Beijing, though some Catholic factions ...

The People’s Republic of China has officially recognized Pope Leo XIV’s first bishop appointment, the Vatican announced, ...

The 2018 accord sought to resolve the issue of who has authority to appoint bishops.

The announcement signals that a controversial deal which gives both sides a say on episcopal appointments will continue.

The Vatican says the 2018 agreement, renewed until October 2028, is the best deal it could secure despite its undisclosed ...

A new assistant Catholic bishop was installed on Wednesday for Fuzhou, the capital of China's southeastern Fujian province, ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Chinese Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as an assistant in Fuzhou, the capital of China's south-eastern ...

In accordance with the Vatican-Chinese provisional agreement, Pope Leo had named Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan, 73, to be ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is ...

The Holy See expressed "satisfaction" on Wednesday at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as ...