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Pope Francis says Vatican-China deal involves joint commission to pick bishops

By Jeremiah Poff
Published September 4, 2023 5:17pm ET
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Pope Francis says Vatican-China deal involves joint commission to pick bishops
Pope Francis talks to reporters during the return flight from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, at the end of a historic four-day visit to a region where the Holy See has long sought to make inroads. | (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP, Pool)


The Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party maintain a joint commission to pick China’s bishops, Pope Francis told reporters on Monday while returning to Rome from a trip to Mongolia.

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