As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose government has had a difficult and complex relationship with the Vatican. In the passing of Pope Francis, Beijing loses…
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The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of…
Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more…