Did Pope Leo signal action on the Vatican's China deal?
“I take heart from Pope Leo’s prayer for the Church in China and that he referenced Pope Benedict XVI’s letter on China which sets out the Church’s first principles and redlines.”
(PerMariam) — Recent comments by Pope Leo XIV about the need for China’s Catholics to be in “communion” with the universal Church have given hope to some experts that the American Pope might effect a marked change in relations to Beijing, in contrasted with his predecessor.
At this early stage in Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, Vatican analysts and Curial of…
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