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Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai (left) and Bishop Yang Xiaoting (right) at Opening of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

China largely silent on Pope Francis’ death amid global tributes

Apr 24, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

According to reports, Chinese officials are not permitted to express themselves publicly on Pope Francis’ death due the Chinese Communist... Read more

Catholic Church of the Saviour, also called Xishiku Church or Beitang, in Beijing.

Vatican-approved bishop consecrated in Beijing days after China deal renewal

Oct 25, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis has appointed a new Catholic bishop in Beijing following the renewal of the Vatican-China agreement. Read more

Cardinal Joseph Zen arrives at a court for his trial in Hong Kong on Sept. 26, 2022.

Persecution of 10 Catholic bishops in China intensified after Vatican-China deal, report says

Oct 21, 2024

By Courtney Mares

A new report by religious freedom advocate Nina Shea for the Hudson Institute sheds light on the repression faced by... Read more

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Balloons with a picture of Pope Francis float above the rooftops in Rome, Saturday, April 26, 2025

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Cardinal John Dew speaking during a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand

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Pallbearers process with the coffin of Pope Francis during his funeral at St. Peter’s Square, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

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Pope Francis meets with his longtime fellow Buenos Aires friends Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboudan at Jerusalem’s wailing wall on May 26, 2014.

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Providence Bishop-elect Bruce Lewandowski.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a one-on-one meeting at the Vatican prior to Pope Francis’ funeral, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Trump, Zelenskyy discuss hopes for ‘lasting peace’ amid pope’s funeral

Prelates watch as Vatican officials prepare Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

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Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb sign the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together in 2019 .

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Pope Francis blesses St. Peter’s Square with the Blessed Sacrament during the statio orbis prayer to end COVID-19 pandemic, Friday, March 27, 2020.

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