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China has sent congratulations to newly elected Pope Leo XIV and hopes the Vatican under the new pontiff will continue dialogue with China “in a constructive spirit”, Reuters reports a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday at a regular press conference.
Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, strained relations between the Vatican and China in 2020 when he described China’s Muslim Uyghurs as a “persecuted” people, listing them alongside the Rohingya, the Yazidi, and persecuted Christians in Islamic countries.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/09/pope-leo-xiv-to-hold-first-mass-pontiff-catholics-celebrate-live
Author : Martin Belam (now) and Helen Livingstone (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-05-09 10:08:00
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