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Papal front-runner: Cardinal Parolin's bid has 2 obstacles — China and Vatican finances
29 Apr 2025 23:17 GMT
… however, stalk his candidacy: China and Vatican finances.
Parolin was … China after years of having no real control over Catholic … blunder when he insisted Chinese Catholics are "not persecuted … explicitly — as capitulating to China's human rights …
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China lashes out at US as tensions escalate over a space observatory in Chile
30 Apr 2025 00:16 GMT
… quickly became entangled in China's spiraling rivalry … global power ambitions.
“China is increasing its influence … space observatories to increase China’s intelligence-gathering capabilities. … Catholic university in the country's north and the Chinese …
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Francis: a 'pastor of hope' for Malaysian Catholics
29 Apr 2025 18:08 GMT
… Penang and one of the Catholic Church’s newest cardinals.
Born … , northern Perak, and Kelantan — where Catholics form a small but vibrant … Malaysia’s ethnic diversity, uniting Chinese, Indian, Eurasian, indigenous, and migrant …
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May 7 Conclave set to navigate ideological currents within Catholicism, fractured and polarized world
29 Apr 2025 10:13 GMT
… to navigate ideological currents within Catholicism, fractured and polarized world
Rome … of vitality, with growing Catholic communities in China and resilient minorities in … spiritual and political weight within Catholicism. From Asia, Cardinals Lazzaro You …
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Winchester Catholics make pilgrimage to Rome, witness pope’s funeral
28 Apr 2025 21:18 GMT
… , influential church clergy and Catholics from around the globe. … in from “Asia and India, China, Latin America, Europe, Africa, … meaning religious, but the word Catholic in Greek means ‘universal.’ … recognized and met many Catholic Church leaders, like those …
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Pope Francis’s Biggest Mistake Was China
28 Apr 2025 20:22 GMT
… the appointment of Catholic bishops in China—a concordat regularly … unilateral appointments of some Catholic bishops.
Francis’s … status of the Catholic Church in China, which had … freedom in China has deteriorated.
Disunity among Chinese Catholics has been …
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Did China ‘slap’ Francis in his coffin?
28 Apr 2025 16:15 GMT
… than 1.4 billion Catholics around the world said farewell … — and millions of non-Catholics watched his funeral live — … China. Time and again, he expressed his love for the Chinese … of Chinese Catholics; for Francis, it was also about acknowledging China’s …
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Pope Francis cared deeply for ‘church in China’, Hong Kong mourners hear
28 Apr 2025 15:00 GMT
… to Hong Kong’s main Catholic cathedral for the late Pope … concern about the church in China”.
Retired Cardinal John Tong Hon … Virgin Mary commonly used by Chinese Catholics.
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‘Maga Catholics’ are gaining ground in the US. Now their sight is set on the Vatican
28 Apr 2025 14:07 GMT
… York Post has coined “Maga Catholics”: Catholic Americans who are militantly conservative … Christians abroad by allowing the Chinese communist government control over the … said of the agreement with China. He admitted that his stance …
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The future of Vatican-China relations beyond Pope Francis
28 Apr 2025 08:14 GMT
… the Catholic Church in China and meeting the pastoral needs of Chinese Catholics with … conclave is from China (Hong Kong), giving the Chinese Catholics a voice in … debates on Vatican-China relations and the future of Chinese Catholics. Before he …