Hong Kong’s prominent Catholic, media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been convicted of national security offenses under the city’s controversial national security law.
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How Pope Leo plans to govern the church: From Rome to China to Gaza
Pope Leo raised the question of genocide in Gaza and spoke about how he intends to engage with China over the coming years in his first major interview.
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Pope Leo erects new diocese in China, names new bishop
“With a desire to promote the pastoral care of the Lord’s flock and to attend more effectively to its spiritual well-being,” Pope Leo decided to suppress the dioceses of Xuanhua and Xiwanzi and to erect the new diocese of Zhangjiakou, the Vatican press office said Sept. 10.
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Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signaling he is continuing controversial Vatican-China deal
Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions.
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Peace is necessary for climate solutions. That’s why U.S.-China tensions should worry us.
Peace among nations is a necessary precondition for any solution to the climate change crisis. Instead, we have a renewed arms race and a mad dash for exhaustible natural resources.
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Rediscovering the great Jesuit missionary to China: Matteo Ricci
For Pope Francis, Matteo Ricci is not so much a figure of the past but rather “a prophetic figure” who nourishes the hope of encounter today—in China and around the world.
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Interview: Why Hong Kong’s Jesuit cardinal Stephen Chow has hope for Vatican-China relations
In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Chow discusses the renewal of the Vatican-China deal, signs of growing trust between the two parties and the Communist Party’s push to “sinicize religion.”
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Vatican and China renew agreement on naming bishops for four more years
The Vatican and the Chinese government are renewing their agreement on the appointment of bishops for four years.
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Chinese bishop who was placed on house arrest recognized by China’s government after years of refusal
On Aug. 27, 2024, Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen was officially recognized as the bishop of the Diocese of Tianji, after the Chinese government refused to recognize him for five years.
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Raising tariffs on Chinese goods could be bad for peace and the planet
Reducing our tariffs on Chinese exports, particularly solar panels and electric cars, would be an environmentally friendly move and would promote world peace.