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| Vatican and China sign agreement on bishop appointments | Vatican and China sign agreement on bishop appointments |
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| The Vatican and China have signed a historic provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops. | The Vatican and China have signed a historic provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops. |
| The agreement was signed in Beijing and announced while Pope Francis was visiting Lithuania at the start of a four-day trip to the Baltic countries. | The agreement was signed in Beijing and announced while Pope Francis was visiting Lithuania at the start of a four-day trip to the Baltic countries. |
| The Vatican said the accord was “not political, but pastoral”. | |
| China cut off diplomatic ties with the Vatican in 1951. A Holy See statement did not mention Taiwan, which the Vatican recognises diplomatically. | |
| China’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the two sides had signed an agreement to maintain communications and work to improve relations. | |
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