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Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said both parties to a controversial deal with Chinese authorities on episcopal appointments hope that it will be renewed for a third time when it expires later this year.
Vatican hopes to renew controversial China deal catholicherald.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicherald.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Why has Pope Francis decided to recognize a bishop installed by Chinese authorities in violation of the historic Sino-Vatican agreement more than three months after he was appointed to China’s largest diocese?