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The diplomatic relationship is significant from the perspective of the ROC because its embassy to the Holy See is its only remaining embassy in Europe. [11]: 181 For its contacts with the PRC, see China–Holy See relations. India: 1948 See Holy See–India relations. The Holy See has a nunciature in New Delhi. India has an embassy in Rome.
Diplomatic relations were broken by the French government in 1904. In 1917, France blocked the Holy See's efforts to establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of China. [1]: 182 As a result, Vatican interests in China were represented by an Apostolic Delegate (which does not have formal diplomatic status) until the 1940s. [1]: 182
Francis, pope since March 2013, said in a 2015 news media interview that he wished to visit China and improve the China-Holy See relationship. [17] It was reported that on a papal visit to South Korea in August 2014 China opened its airspace to the Pope's plane, and while crossing Chinese airspace the Pope sent a telegram expressing his "best ...
Pope Francis insisted Monday that the Vatican's relations with China were going well but said work must still be done to show Beijing that the Catholic Church isn’t beholden to a foreign power ...
ROME (AP) — The Vatican official who negotiated a landmark agreement between the Holy See and China on bishop nominations said Monday that the path to normalizing Catholic life in the country ...
Pope Francis has appointed Giuseppe Yang Yongqiang as bishop of Hangzhou, the capital of China's eastern province of Zhejiang, Vatican said on Saturday as it strives to strengthen relations with ...
Holy See–Spain relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and Spain. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1480. This is the oldest permanent diplomatic mission in history. The Holy See has a nunciature in Madrid. Spain has an embassy in Rome.
The leader of China's Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city's pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, fostering ...