The curial service of Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, who died Nov. 25 at age 72, was marked by two key moments in Catholic-Islamic relations: ...

Prayer and "healthy realism" are needed to ensure progress in Vatican-Chinese relations and, particularly, in promoting a situation in which all Chinese Catholics can feel both fully Catholic and ...

The Holy See and China have extended the provisional agreement regarding the appointment of bishops for another four years, the Vatican announced on Oct. 22. “I think it is a step forward,” Cardinal ...

There is progress being made in resolving a key issue between the Holy See and China regarding the authority to appoint bishops, though Cardinal John Tong of Hong Kong said it will be a "gradual" ...