Developments in Vatican-China Relations: What You Need to Know

In the second part of the show, Colleen and Gerry discuss significant developments in the Vatican’s relationship with China. After a one-year delay, Pope Francis has appointed three new bishops in China and taken the unprecedented step of approving a new diocese for the Chinese church in just a week. How will this move, which is outside the strictly-defined purview of the Vatican-China agreement, impact the renewal discussions later this year?