Pope Francis has appointed Father Reynaldo Bersabal, a priest of the Diocese of Sacramento, California, as auxiliary bishop ...
The Vatican recognizes members of both as Catholics but claims the exclusive right to choose bishops. The Vatican and China signed an accord in 2018 over the thorny issue of bishop nominations ...
American voters trust the GOP more on most of their top priorities and Donald Trump is currently leading in most polls in the ...
But they won't vote on any final document. Two late additions to the list are bishops from China, in an important signal of cooperation as the Vatican and Beijing try to improve ties particularly ...
COMMENTARY: Chapter 3 of ‘Lumen Gentium’ marked a renewed awareness of the vital significance of bishops, priests and deacons ...
The Catholic bishops of England and Wales followed the Vatican’s lead in their April 24 statement “Intricately Woven by the ...
As this debate has gathered force, the Italian bishops and the Vatican have remained largely silent. Some observers have attributed to reticence to perceived tensions between the bishops and the ...
As the Vatican tries to settle a chaotic yearlong dispute between a Carmelite monastery and Diocese of Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson, the nuns at the center of the controversy announced they ...
In the Vatican’s letter to the monastery about the transfer of governing authority, the Church has ordered the nuns to “withdraw and rescind your declaration” challenging the bishop’s ...
The secretary of state’s visit comes as Democrats and Republicans are vying to appear tougher on China. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in ...
It came after a Vatican decree last week said Christ the King was being given full governance of the nuns and the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington. The dispute stems from an ...
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea from Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Tuesday. During his six-day trip, Wang will join a high ...