HRW has urged Pope Leo XIV to review the 2018 Vatican-China deal on bishop appointments, citing concerns over Beijing's ...

The new Pope, Leo XIV, should direct an urgent review of the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with the Chinese government that allows ...

Pope Leo XIV will face many challenges in his time as leader of the Catholic Church, including how to counter Chinese ...

Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te sent congratulations on Friday to newly appointed Pope Leo, saying Taiwan looked forward to ...

Father Wu Jianlin, vicar general of Shanghai, was chosen to be the city’s new auxiliary bishop, while Father Li Jianlin was ...

China on Friday congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election to head the Catholic Church, saying Beijing hoped to continue ...

China on Friday congratulated the newly elected Pope Leo XIV and expressed hope for a “steady” improvement in relations with ...

Beijing seeks to replace the Vatican’s approved bishop in Xinxiang.

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a ...

Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...