Pope Benedict XVI had initiated the feast day as part of his efforts to unify China’s estimated 12 million Catholics who were divided between an official, state-controlled church that didn’t ...

In the passing of Pope Francis, Beijing loses a well-respected global leader who had pushed the Vatican closer to China’s Communist Party leadership than any of his predecessors.

Pope Francis declared on Friday that China was "a promise and a hope" for the Catholic Church, offering extensive praise for Beijing at the end of a four-nation tour through Asia and again ...

Pope Benedict XVI had initiated the feast day as part of his efforts to unify China’s 12 million Catholics who were divided between an official, state-controlled Church that did not recognise ...

“China expresses condolences for the passing of Pope Francis,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said matter-of-factly on April 22, when asked for comment at a daily news briefing.

China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and ...

In 2018, under Pope Francis, the Vatican brokered a deal with China that granted Rome’s approval to the bishops Beijing had picked. The provisional agreement was renewed in October 2024.

In 2007, Benedict XVI, Pope Francis’ predecessor, invited Catholics worldwide to observe the May 24 feast of Our Lady Help of Christians as a day of prayer for the Church in China.

Pope Benedict XVI had initiated the feast day as part of his efforts to unify China’s estimated 12 million Catholics, who were divided between an official, state-controlled church that didn’t ...

Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, offering extensive praise for Beijing at the end of a four-nation tour through Asia and again ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his ...