Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:57:54 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Bishop installed in Shanghai, apparently without Vatican agreement /home/international/item/35410-bishop-installed-in-shanghai-apparently-without-vatican-agreement /home/international/item/35410-bishop-installed-in-shanghai-apparently-without-vatican-agreement

In an apparent breach of the Vatican's agreement with China on the appointment of bishops, the bishop of Haimen was installed as the bishop of Shanghai April 4.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:29:38 -0400 U.S. religious liberty expert 'disappointed' in Vatican-China deal /home/international/item/35157-u-s-religious-liberty-expert-disappointed-in-vatican-china-deal /home/international/item/35157-u-s-religious-liberty-expert-disappointed-in-vatican-china-deal

The United States' chief advocate for religious freedom expressed his "disappointment" in the Vatican over its provisional agreement with China on the appointment of bishops in the country.

]]> International Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:18:32 -0500 Vatican says bishop ordained in China is in communion with pope /faith/item/32414-vatican-says-bishop-ordained-in-china-is-in-communion-with-pope /faith/item/32414-vatican-says-bishop-ordained-in-china-is-in-communion-with-pope

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican confirmed that a bishop recently ordained in China is in full communion with the pope and that more Vatican-approved nominations would be coming.

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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has proposed to the Chinese government that they extend an agreement signed in 2018 regarding the appointment of bishops, Vatican Media reported.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:35:20 -0400 Pompeo: Vatican-China agreement endangers Church's moral authority /home/international/item/32122-pompeo-vatican-china-agreement-endangers-church-s-moral-authority /home/international/item/32122-pompeo-vatican-china-agreement-endangers-church-s-moral-authority

VATICAN CITY -- öĎÓăĘÓƵapp 10 days before he was expected in Rome, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that the Vatican "endangers its moral authority" by considering an extension of its 2018 agreement with China on the nomination of bishops.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:15:08 -0400 Vatican-China agreement motivated by mission, Cardinal Parolin says /home/international/item/29190-vatican-china-agreement-motivated-by-mission-cardinal-parolin-says /home/international/item/29190-vatican-china-agreement-motivated-by-mission-cardinal-parolin-says VATICAN – The Vatican's tentative agreement with the government of mainland China obviously has a diplomatic component, but it was motivated by a desire to spread the Gospel and ensure the appropriate freedom of the Catholic Church, the Vatican secretary of state wrote.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:14:31 -0400 Four underground priests reportedly abducted in China's Hebei province /home/international/item/28397-four-underground-priests-reportedly-abducted-in-china-s-hebei-province /home/international/item/28397-four-underground-priests-reportedly-abducted-in-china-s-hebei-province XUANHUA, China – Four priests from the underground Catholic Church in China's Hebei province have been taken into police custody for indoctrination, AsiaNews reported Monday.
]]> International Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:32:09 -0500 Chinese authorities destroy two Marian shrines despite Vatican-China deal /home/international/item/28294-chinese-authorities-destroy-two-marian-shrines-despite-vatican-china-deal /home/international/item/28294-chinese-authorities-destroy-two-marian-shrines-despite-vatican-china-deal BEIJING, China – As part of an ongoing crackdown on religious practice in the country, Chinese authorities demolished two Catholic Marian shrines this week. The move comes just one month after the Chinese government signed an agreement with the Vatican regarding the appointment of bishops.
]]> International Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:18:07 -0400 Vatican-China deal will lead to 'annihilation' of Church in China, Cardinal Zen says in NYT op-ed /home/international/item/28291-vatican-china-deal-will-lead-to-annihilation-of-church-in-china-cardinal-zen-says-in-nyt-op-ed /home/international/item/28291-vatican-china-deal-will-lead-to-annihilation-of-church-in-china-cardinal-zen-says-in-nyt-op-ed HONG KONG – The recent agreement between the Vatican and China is a step towards the “annihilation” of the Catholic Church in China, Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, wrote in a New York Times op-ed published on Wednesday.]]> International Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:21:03 -0400 Time to heal, restore full communion, evangelize, Pope tells Catholics in China /home/international/item/28082-time-to-heal-restore-full-communion-evangelize-pope-tells-catholics-in-china /home/international/item/28082-time-to-heal-restore-full-communion-evangelize-pope-tells-catholics-in-china VATICAN – The recent Vatican-China agreement on the nomination of bishops seeks the true good of the church, the promotion of preaching the Gospel in China and the re-establishment of the church's full and visible unity, Pope Francis said in a message to Catholics in China and worldwide.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:02:28 -0400