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 ...

envisages a process of dialogue in selecting bishops though Pope Francis has said he has the final word. The Vatican signed it in 2018 in hopes it would help unite China’s Catholics, who for ...

Officials reportedly kidnapped two bishops connected to Rome for the ... the only independent bishop is the one named by the Vatican. China argues against the interference of the Vatican as ...

Pope Francis says continued dialogue with Chinese authorities is a guiding principle in his efforts to safeguard his flock ...

moving beyond the harder line approach of his predecessor to sign an agreement in 2018 on the appointment of bishops in China. At the same time, the Vatican has maintained diplomatic relations ...

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.

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

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

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

In the latest development amid an ongoing showdown between the Vatican and the German bishops, three top Vatican officials nixed the proposal for a new legislative body governing the church in Germany ...

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