Pope Leo XIV is praying for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See. Leo's comments Sunday were his first ...

Ties with China remain sensitive within the Catholic Church over a 2018 deal between the Holy See and Beijing.

Pope Leo asked on Sunday for prayers for China ... prayers have been raised to God as a sign of the solicitude and affection for Chinese Catholics and their communion with the universal church”.

Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the Regina Caeli noon prayer, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) 28,756 people played the daily ...

Speaking from his studio window, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Catholics in China and elsewhere “obtain the grace to be strong and joyful witnesses of the Gospel, even in the midst of trials, to always ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China ... raised to God as a sign of the solicitude and affection for Chinese Catholics and their communion with the universal church.” ...