When Francis became Pope in 2013, the Vatican was “in a dilemma and a no-win situation” when it came to China, Jonathan Tan, a professor of Catholic Studies at Case Western Reserve University ...

Taiwan is home to fewer than 300,000 Catholics. By contrast, estimates put the number of Catholics in communist China at anywhere between eight and 12 million, with another 390,000 in Chinese ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial ...

In the passing of Pope Francis, Beijing loses a well-respected global leader who had pushed the Vatican closer to China’s Communist Party leadership than any of his predecessors.

Leo XIV can reorient Vatican diplomacy away from Russia and China and toward the West by Lucja Swiatkowski Cannon, opinion contributor - 05/14/25 2:30 PM ET ...

That same year, the Vatican accused China of breaking faith with the agreement by appointing a bishop to lead a diocese not recognized by the Church. In 2023, ...

In 2018, Francis’ papacy saw another historic development: a joint accord between China and the Vatican agreed to a compromise on the appointment of bishops, a sign of willingness to share ...

People visit the Baoding Catholic church in Baoding, China's northern Hebei province on April 22, 2025. Credit - Adek Berry—AFP/ Getty Images When Pope Francis died on Monday, governments around ...