The focal point remains the 2018 joint accord on the appointment of bishops, which is up for renewal in October 2024.

As the Vatican-China deal nears renewal, Pope Francis’ Asia tour sparked debate on the future of the Holy See’s ties with ...

U.S.-Vatican diplomatic relations extend back to 1788 when George Washington allowed that the Holy See could freely appoint ...

The twice-renewed agreement centres on the appointment of bishops. While the terms are strictly confidential, analysts say ...

Pope Francis on Friday criticised the recent crackdown on protesters by Argentine President Javier Milei's government, in a ...

Nearly half East Timor's population attended Pope Francis ' mass at a packed seaside park on Tuesday. An estimated 600,000 people flocked to the site, held on the same field where St. John Paul II ...

The Catholic Church currently has 176,000 faithful in the country and is considered one of the most dynamic and vital in ...

Pope Francis ’s mass in East Timor has been attended by around 600,000 Catholic faithful – nearly half of the country’s ...

Almost half the population of East Timor, the most Catholic nation outside Vatican City, attended a Mass presided over by ...

Colette Joyce, J&P co-ordinator with Westminster Diocese is currently on a pilgrimage to Jordan with Friends of the Holy Land. The visit has been hosted by the Jordanian Tourist Board who are keen to ...