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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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