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Vatican extends provisional agreement with China on naming bishops
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service October 22, 2020
The Vatican and the Chinese government will extend an agreement signed in 2018 regarding the appointment of bishops.
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Vatican: Pope Benedict had approved the Vatican-China agreement
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service October 05, 2020
Cardinal Parolin: Every pope, from St. Paul VI to Pope Francis, has tried to resolve what Pope Benedict described as a difficult situation in China.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, during a meeting at the Vatican Oct. 1, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Politics & SocietyNews
Mike Pompeo and Cardinal Parolin meet to discuss disagreements on China
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service October 01, 2020
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
Inside the Vatican September 30, 2020
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.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers his speech during the "Advancing and Defending International Religious Freedom Through Diplomacy" symposium, in Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & SocietyNews
Pope Francis declines to meet Mike Pompeo as secretary urges harder Vatican stance on China
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press September 30, 2020
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
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service September 29, 2020
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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