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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Despite these figures, the Holy See continues to recognize Taiwan as the sole "China." After Pope Francis’ death, Taiwan’s President William Lai quickly said he planned to attend the funeral.