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Vatican-China

The Vatican and Beijing’s long term bets against each other

Both the Vatican and the CCP appear to have settled for an unhappy present while pressing, or praying, for future victory

Ed. Condon
Sep 02, 2026
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The Vatican announced on Monday the most recent in a growing list of bishops selected and installed under the norms of the 2018 agreement with the Chinese government on episcopal appointments.

Bishop Paul Liu Honggang was consecrated Aug. 31 and installed as the new head of the Diocese of Datong, which had gone more than three-quarters …

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