The Vatican confirmed the appointment of a bishop in China “elected” by local clergy during the sede vacante period after ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment and the day of prayer for Catholics in China. On the ...

As the Catholic Church continues through a period of interregnum between the reign of popes, Chinese authorities have made moves to assert the Church in China’s autonomy from Rome by unilaterally ...

Pope Leo XIV prays at the conclusion of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 11, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first ...

POPE LEO XIV has asked for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Vatican, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new ...

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te sent congratulations on Friday to newly appointed Pope Leo, saying Taiwan looked forward to building on existing ties to advance peace and ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history’s first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed Pope Francis's criticism of China's treatment of Muslim Uighurs as groundless. In a new book "Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history's first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the ...