The Party appoints two prelates while the See is vacant in Rome. A big problem for Cardinal Parolin. Agreements that do not ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is considered the walking, talking embodiment of the Vatican establishment. He is seen as a ...

Father Wu Jianlin, vicar general of Shanghai, was chosen to be the city’s new auxiliary bishop, while Father Li Jianlin was ...

Prof. Oliviero Diliberto, dean of the faculty of law at Sapienza University of Rome, displays the Italian edition of the ...

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

As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – ...

While Beijing did not send a representative to the funeral of the head of the Catholic Church in Rome, Chinese followers at ...

BEIJING--Despite Rome’s skepticism, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said cooperation with Italy under the Beijing-led Belt and Road initiative had been fruitful, with high-quality Italian ...

China’s communists seek to silence his powerful voice for freedom. He can do more good in Rome.

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

According to Church custom, it should typically be held within four to six days after the pontiff's death - with the funeral ...

Iran has proposed meeting European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal in Rome if talks with the U.S. resume. Iran aims to ...