So what would be the answer? Rome argues that the only independent bishop is the one named by the Vatican. China argues against the interference of the Vatican as a foreign government. One wonders ...

VATICAN CITY--The Vatican and China extended a controversial accord on bishop nominations Thursday over strong opposition from the White House and conservative Catholics given Beijing’s ...

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. Nury A ...

VATICAN CITY _ The recent consecration of bishops in China without the approval of Pope Benedict XVI is prompting the Vatican to reevaluate its push to restore diplomatic relations with Beijing.

Saying “we must walk patiently in China,” Pope Francis views continued dialogue with Beijing as the guiding principle in his ...

Pope Francis has tapped Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native who currently leads the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru, ...

A Catholic cleric has attacked Pope Francis’s deal with China to jointly appoint Chinese bishops, warning ... also compares the Vatican’s silence over Beijing’s crushing of human rights ...

Pope Francis has chosen Chicago-born Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, to succeed Canadian Cardinal Ouellet as ...

Critics have faulted Francis for not protesting assaults on the Church in China and Nicaragua. But is the criticism ...

The challenges now facing the Catholic Church in China and Nicaragua have significant similarities to the problems that the ...

Germany's bishops do not have the authority to establish a permanent decision-making body of bishops and laypeople that would ...

The president of the German Bishops’ Conference said he welcomed a new letter from the Vatican detailing concerns about the ...