The new pontiff has implemented an agreement signed in 2018 between the Holy See and Beijing, though some Catholic factions ...

Pope Leo XIV appointed an auxiliary bishop in China, his first episcopal appointment under the terms of the Vatican’s ...

The 2018 accord sought to resolve the issue of who has authority to appoint bishops.

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

The Vatican says the 2018 agreement, renewed until October 2028, is the best deal it could secure despite its undisclosed ...

The People’s Republic of China has officially recognized Pope Leo XIV’s first bishop appointment, the Vatican announced, ...

A new assistant Catholic bishop was installed on Wednesday for Fuzhou, the capital of China's southeastern Fujian province, ...

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

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

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

The Vatican announced Wednesday the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Leo XIV, signalling the new pope's support ...

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