Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy ...

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

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

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

The Holy Father made the appointment 'in the framework of the dialogue regarding the application of the provisional agreement ...

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.

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, ...