Tag: China
Pope Francis hopeful for China visit
Pope Francis continues to keep his eyes on China, expressing his desire to go to the country, with hopes of it happening soon.
Vatican’s agreement with China will be renewed at the end of...
Pope Francis has been clear about his desire to go to China, but the Vatican Secretary of State has chosen to proceed with caution.
George Weigel: India, not China, will be this century’s colossus
The 2 September issue of The Spectator featured a cartoon of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak riding an ascending rocket.
Daniel Ang: Christianity is integral to Asia
The life and affairs of the church in Europe, Latin America and Africa tend to dominate coverage of global Catholicism. However, Catholicism in Asia is no less noteworthy and will become increasingly significant for the world church, including the church in Australia, in the decades to come.
Hong Kong: Wiping Out Both Memory and Speech
Individual and collective memory is an essential - though notoriously unstable - human element.
For those who have lived and suffered under injustice and totalitarianism...
Cardinal Pell: we need more clarity on goals of synodality
The Cardinal spoke about synodality, China, Vatican finances and the Latin Mass in a wide-ranging interview with The Spectator
George Weigel: The Vatican’s sounds of silence
Vatican authorities should take heed of past lessons
This past 25 June, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States — usually...
Underground bishop, priests, arrested in China
Fresh crackdown came in lead up to Marian feast day
Authorities in northern China have arrested a Vatican-appointed Catholic bishop, his seven priests and 10...
George Weigel: Where is the Vatican as Chinese faithful suffer?
Joshua Wong is a young Chinese human rights activist, recently sentenced to 13 and a half months in prison on the Orwellian charge of...
Vatican extends controversial deal
The 2018 agreement on bishops' appointments was based on 'open and constructive dialogue'.
Pope Benedict approved draft China agreement: Parolin
For the first time in decades, all the bishops in China are in communion with the pope, and the faithful "know how important it is that all Chinese bishops are in full communion with the universal church
SPECIAL REPORT: Secretary Pompeo enters the debate Vatican-China agreement
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that the Vatican "endangers its moral authority"