Pope Leo XIV has appointed the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, signalling that he will continue a historic agreement that ...

The announcement signals that a controversial deal which gives both sides a say on episcopal appointments will continue.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, China.

The Vatican credited the Sino-Vatican deal, signed in September 2019 and renewed for a third time in October 2024, for Lin ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Chinese Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as an assistant in Fuzhou, the capital of China's south-eastern ...

In accordance with the Vatican-Chinese provisional agreement, Pope Leo had named Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan, 73, to be ...

The Vatican on Wednesday, said it appointed Joseph Lin Yuntuan as bishop of Fuzhou under Pope Leo XIV, signaling continued cooperation under the China deal.

The ceremony took place today in Fujian province. Leo XIV, in his first choice regarding the Church in China, formally ...

A new assistant Catholic bishop, Joseph Lin Yuntuan, was installed in Fuzhou, China, indicating the ongoing Vatican-China ...

A new assistant Catholic bishop, Joseph Lin Yuntuan, was installed in Fuzhou, China, under the Vatican-Beijing accord for ...

BEIJING: Beijing hailed on Thursday improving ties with the Vatican after the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Pope Leo XIV, signalling the new pontiff’s support for a controversial accord ...