Cina: Of Catholics and Chinese Communists. The Vatican renews its bad deal with Beijing that ignores human - rights and religious abuses.

Taiwanese leaders are uneasy about Vatican efforts to develop relations with Beijing.

... a move that had been designed to ease longstanding tensions between the Vatican and Beijing over control of the church in China.

... they hope this noted shift in Rome's posture toward Beijing is one that will continue. "The China ... Schneck believes it is time for the Vatican to reconsider its approach to China, one that traces its ...

... it was the first time the Vatican explicitly challenged the Chinese government since entering into ... they hope this noted shift in Rome's posture toward Beijing is one that will continue. "The China ...

...candid statement of 'surprise and regret.' While the appointment which triggered that statement was not the first unilateral episcopal appointment made by Beijing since the signing of a Vatican - ...

The Pope's silence on the case of Cardinal Zen did not persuade Beijing to accept the Vatican's request not to proceed with a ceremony that violated the 2018 deal . - - Officially, the Vatican line, reaffirmed by Pope Francis himself, is that the Vatican - China ...

Beijing and the Vatican are once again tangling over the prickly issue of appointing Chinese bishops. After complaints from the Vatican that Beijing was violating a 2018 interim accord, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday said the country is willing to expand the 'friendly consensus' achieved with the ...

The appointment appeared to be one of the most serious violations of a 2018 agreement between the Vatican and Beijing on the appointment of bishops. Asked about the Vatican's statement, Chinese ...

The unauthorized installation appeared to be one of the most serious violations of a 2018 agreement between the Vatican and Beijing on the appointment of bishops. (...) - In rare public protest, ...

...first arrested in May on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing - imposed National Security Law. His arrest sent shockwaves through the Catholic community, although the Vatican ...