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Over the past week several significant developments for the Catholic church in China have occurred, including a new bishop appointment and the establishment of a new diocese for the first time since Mao’s Communist revolution.
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The archbishop of Bologna continues the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis. If, as some media reports suggest, he will meet Premier Li Qiang, this will be the first high-level meeting between a top Church official and the head of government of the People's Republic. Meanwhile, four Chinese prelates are in Europe with government approval; in Leuven (Belgium), they met with the Verbiest Foundation to restart an exchange programme to train Chinese priests and lay people.
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