The Holy See remains Taiwan’s only European ally, even as the Catholic Church deepens historic diplomatic and religious ...

The late Pope Francis tried improving the Catholic Church’s relationship with Beijing by increasing engagement. Here’s what ...

Tributes poured in after Pope Francis, 88, passed away on Monday at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

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

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

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 ...

In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China's Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for ...

China's foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of Pope Francis, but said it had no information to ...

Many of them are now deeply entrenched in church institutions, including Roman Curia or papal administration, and the College ...

As leaders from around the world pay tribute to the late Pope Francis, China's President Xi Jinping has not offered his ...

Pope Francis passed away on Monday, but China's response to the news was muted as it maintains an ongoing feud with the ...