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The irony of the China deal

last week, the vatican signed a concordat with a totalitarian regime. the chinese government, which has harassed and tortured millions of ch...

Matthew Schmitz

Varadkar’s tradition

relations between britain and ireland certainly have deteriorated over brexit – and in particular over the headache of the border. the repub...

‘We carried the Gospel with empty hands’

the asian nation’s first cardinal on persecuted minorities, democracy’s rebirth and his small but growing flock until recently, burma seemed...

Angelo Stagnaro

Prize crossword 0561

cryptic across 1 cell-phone centre in alabama? (6) 4 book to ban at university and church (6) 9 switch to boost signals on the roof, perhaps...

A psychopath? No, Ribera was an unflinching realist

Jusepe de Ribera is far more than a Caravaggio tribute act, says Will Gore

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Pope Francis: China deal has reestablished 'full, visible unity in the Church'

In a letter to Chinese Catholics, the Pope said he hoped a deal with 'heal the wounds of the past'

Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Estonia

The following is an unofficial transcript of the in-flight press conference on the papal plane returning from Tallinn, Estonia to Rome on Sept. 25, 2018.

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Pope Francis takes responsibility for China deal

‘Both sides lose something’ in such an agreement, the Pope said

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