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Underground Catholic bishop dies in China
January 01, 2021
The 99-year-old Bishop Andrea Han Jingtao was secretly appointed bishop of Siping in 1982, but his underground ordination could only happen in 1986.
The Vatican-China Agreement: When the Music Stops
January 01, 2021
If Cardinal Parolin and Archbishop Gallagher are clear-eyed regarding the terms of their arrangement, so is Cardinal Zen in his estimation of its effect.
Top Vatican diplomat to Crux: Cautious optimism on China deal
October 07, 2020
Archbishop Gallagher's remarks came in an interview with Crux.
China and the Vatican have reached an agreement on bishops, says cardinal
February 09, 2017
Cardinal John Tong says the deal will end a 'crisis of division' between official and underground churches
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