Vatican City: After decades of negotiations, the Vatican on September 22 signed a provisional agreement with China under which Pope Francis will recognize seven bishops appointed by Beijing who were previously not accepted by church authorities. The seven, from the state-supervised Catholic Patriotic Association, had been excommunicated by previous popesContinue Reading

By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Pope Francis on September 20 appointed Retired Auxiliary Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias of Bombay as the temporary administrator of Jalandhar diocese in the absence of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is now in Kerala facing a sexual abuse case. “Our prayers accompany Bishop Gracias as heContinue Reading