Should the Vatican Compromise with China?
Amidst a crackdown on Christianity in China, on September 22 the Vatican and Beijing provisionally reached a major agreement: Pope Francis will recognize seven excommunicated bishops Beijing appointed, in exchange for more influence on who...
Anxious Hong Kong Catholics Told to Make Leap of Faith over China Deal
Beijing-Vatican deal causes divisions among Catholics in Hong Kong.
Catholics Warn of Church Schism If Vatican Makes a Deal with China
Influential Catholics expressed shock and disappointment about the Vatican's potential deal with Beijing.
Vatican, Eager for China Ties, Asks ‘Underground’ Bishops to Step Aside
The decision in December came amid what observers describe as an extraordinary effort by the Vatican to advance negotiations to restore ties with Beijing after a nearly 70-year schism among Catholics in the world’s most populous nation.
China Opposes Interference After Vatican Concern Over Bishop
China said on Tuesday it opposed outside interference in its internal affairs after the Vatican expressed concern about a Chinese bishop it said had been "removed".
As Atheist China Warms to the Vatican, Religious Persecution ‘Intensifies’
According to a new report from U.S.-based NGO Freedom House, persecution of Chinese Christians and other faith groups has “intensified” in recent years.
China and Vatican Near Pivotal Deal on Bishops
Accord would help end decades of estrangement between Beijing and Catholic Church
China and the Church: The “Outlaw” Do-It-Yourself Bishop
Mr. Dong is a thorn in the side of both the Vatican and the Chinese state. This 58-year-old laborer from a village in northern China calls himself a bishop
Pope Francis Targets Deal With China in Year of Mercy
Agreement on issue of Vatican’s right to appoint bishops in China would be biggest diplomatic feat of Francis’s papacy
China’s Latest Ally in Its Crackdown on Religion: The Pope
This week, Chinese president Xi Jinping and Pope Francis missed each other on their back-to-back visits to the United States.
Pope Francis’ China Problem
from New York Review of BooksChina-watchers, friends of Tibet, and admirers of Pope Francis were amazed and disappointed last week when the Pope announced he would not be meeting the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan leader’s visit to Rome. The Dalai Lama was there with other...
Pope Francis Reaches Out to China As He Begins Asia Trip
Pope Francis extended his best wishes to Xi and the Chinese people on his way to South Korea through Chinese airspace, the first time China allowed that since 1989.
A Jesuit Astronomer in a Qing Emperor’s Court
Of the 920 Jesuits who served in the China mission between 1552 and 1800, only the Italian Matteo Ricci (Li Madou) remains well known. This is understandable—it was Ricci who first gained permission for the Jesuits to live in Beijing and who...
Beijing, Vatican Prepare to Resume Talks for the First Time Since 2010
Meeting said to be in the works, but recent anti-church actions could complicate dialogue.
Catholic Cardinal Makes First Appearance at Vigil
Cardinal Joseph Zen of the Catholic Church, a longtime advocate of greater democracy in Hong Kong and mainland China, attended the annual candlelight vigil for Tiananmen Square victims for the first time in Hong Kong on Wednesday evening.
The Brave Catholics of China
from New York Review of BooksLike most pilgrimage sites in China, the shrine in the village of Cave Gulley in Shanxi province is located partway up a mountain, reachable by steep stairs that are meant to shift worshipers’ attention from the world below to heaven above....
The Vatican And The Other China
Ma Ying-Jeou was present at the Vatican during Pope Francis’ inauguration, affording the Taiwanese president a rare opportunity to mix with other world leaders.
China Reportedly Strips Shanghai Bishop of His Title
A Roman Catholic bishop who stunned congregants and Communist Party officials last July when he renounced his government position during his consecration has been stripped of his religious title, according to two Catholic Web sites that cited...
A Catholic Wedding in Beijing (video)
In China, people are flocking to the city’s oldest Catholic church for a sense of community, entertainment, or a wedding ceremony, even if they are not Catholic.