Vatican-China

China denies it pressured pope to refrain from Hong Kong appeal
- Jul 10, 2020
Chinese Foreign Minister Zhao Lijian has denied that his country pressured Pope Francis to omit an appeal for Hong Kong from his Sunday Angelus speech.

By Elise Ann Allen
Hong Kong cardinal says current bishop in an ‘impossible situation’
- Jul 3, 2020
Cardinal Joseph Zen, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong and a longtime critic of the Chinese Communist Party, has called a new national security law the end of democracy and said he does not envy the area’s current Church leaders, who he said will be walking a tightrope as Beijing exerts more control.

By Elise Ann Allen
Hong Kong cardinal says new security law will not limit religious freedom
- Jun 26, 2020
In a recent interview, Cardinal John Tong, former bishop and current administer of the Hong Kong diocese, has said he does not believe a new security law, which many fear will limit democracy in the territory, will pose a threat to religious freedom.

By Elise Ann Allen

Chinese bishop, 83, becomes third installed in state ceremony
- Jun 11, 2020
An 83-year-old Chinese bishop was installed in a state-sanctioned church ceremony June 9, the third bishop to be recognized by the communist regime since the Vatican and China signed an agreement in 2018 on the appointment of bishops.

By Catholic News Service
Vatican agreement with China likely to be renewed, archbishop says
- Jun 8, 2020
Italian Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli said in a recent interview that while the Vatican’s relationship with China is complex, a 2018 provisional agreement between the two on the appointment of bishops will likely be renewed.

By Elise Ann Allen
Hong Kong church leaders divided on protests
- May 27, 2020
One of the Catholic Church’s leading experts in Chinese affairs has said church authorities in Hong Kong are divided about pro-democracy protests over a new national security measure that China is attempting to pass in the territory, and there is also a degree of disappointment over the Vatican’s silence on the issue.

By Elise Ann Allen