With the conclave to choose his successor looking less Eurocentric than ever, Pope Francis' intense pastoral and diplomatic ...

Francis died without visiting China, but after having established a firm system to regularize the Church there ...

As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose ...

High-ranking heads of state and Catholic bishops in China have remained notably silent following the death of Pope Francis, while reactions from political and religious leaders across the globe ...

In 1951, newly communist China severed ties with the Holy See, forcing Catholics to choose between membership in the state-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association or non-sanctioned churches ...

who spent many years serving in China and is credited as a pioneer in re-establishing dialogue between China and the Catholic world. Father Lazzarotto, a member of Milan-based Pontifical Institute for ...

Pope Francis’ demise at the age of 88 marks the end of a transformative era for the Catholic Church. As the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, Francis was known for his progressive views on ...

The laconic statement suggests that the head of a prominent sovereign state passed away, not a spiritual figure that many Catholics in the People's Republic of China view as a point of reference.

Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump’s tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries ...

The Foreign Ministry’s China Division in 1991 listed the pros and cons of arranging a visit to China by Emperor Akihito, including the possible impact on diplomatic relations around Asia.

IT WAS VERY SHOCKING. I WAS SHOCKED. GRANITE STATERS STUNNED THIS MORNING TO LEARN THE LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAD PASSED AWAY AT 88 FROM A STROKE. THEIR FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO COME SAY A ...

I spent 14 years in Catholic school and eight years as an altar boy. I’ve heard all the jokes, but if you think you have an original one, leave it in the comments. All that time, I avoided ...