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The Chinese government confirmed that it had reached a provisional agreement Tuesday on appointing bishops in the East Asian country for a further four years. The accord, which was previously renewed every two years, gives China‘s communist officials possible input into who Pope Francis appoints. What the two sides said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian confirmed […]
BEIJING – China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the communist country for a period of four years, the two parties said on Tuesday. The Vatican struck a landmark deal with the Beijing government in 2018. The agreement, which was previously renewed every two years, […]
Change comes slowly to Vatican II Vatican II began in 1962 much like Vatican I: an all-clerical, all-male assembly. Women initially sought influence in similar ways as well. Every night the Belgian journalist Betsie Hollants made a pot of soup and held open house for the council fathers. Soup broth and red wine were cheap, […]