Vatican officials did not appreciate Secretary Pompeo’s public pressure when a meeting was scheduled just two weeks later; some saw the move as political tactic during Donald Trump’s campaign for reelection.
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Podcast: Why Pope Francis won’t meet with Mike Pompeo
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the Vatican and Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s sudden resignation.
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Pope Francis declines to meet Mike Pompeo as secretary urges harder Vatican stance on China
The proximity of Pompeo’s visit to the U.S. election, was “one of the reasons why the Holy Father is not receiving the secretary of state.”
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Vatican proposes renewal of agreement with China on bishops’ appointments
The Vatican has proposed to the Chinese government that they extend an agreement signed in 2018 regarding the appointment of bishops, Vatican Media reported.
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House bans China imports made by forced Uighur labor
The U.S. House in a nearly unanimous vote passed an act that would ban imports to the U.S. from China’s Xinjiang region, the heartland of the Uighur Muslim people and where over 1 million Uighurs are reportedly living in forced labor camps.
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Hong Kong cardinal urges unity, trust in God during social turmoil
The social unrest and divisions in general Hong Kong society have carried over to the Catholic community, said Cardinal John Tong Hon, who encouraged Catholics instead to follow what Jesus taught in the beatitudes.
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Secretary Mike Pompeo enters the Vatican-China agreement debate
About 10 days before he was expected in Rome, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that the Vatican “endangers its moral authority” by considering an extension of its 2018 agreement with China on the nomination of bishops.
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The Vatican is ready to renew its deal with China. Privately, officials admit they’re walking a tightrope.
Vatican officials have publicly defended the agreement with enthusiasm. Privately, they are more sober in their analysis.
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Review: ‘Mulan’ is uncritical of China—and unmemorable
One can compare the film’s Chinese nationalism to jingoistic American movies by directors like Michael Bay.
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Hong Kong cardinal: Keep opinions on political issues out of sermons
In a sermon, Hong Kong’s cardinal warns against the clergy getting entangled in the political arena.