China Wants Vatican to Be More Flexible About Improving Relations

The Vatican should take steps to improve relations with China, the Chinese head of religious affairs said Tuesday, a week after the Roman Catholic Church said it was hoping for "positive signals" from Beijing. Pope Francis is trying to heal a decades-old rift with China, where Catholics are divided between those loyal to him and those who are members of a government-controlled official church. One of the obstacles to improving relations is the question of who should be able...

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