Pope Francis’ statement came on Vatican-China relations, said- relations between the two are good but more work needs to be done
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Francis sent a congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Telegram app as his special plane flew over Chinese airspace to and from Mongolia. The Pope also extended special greetings to the Chinese people at the end of his main Mass in Ulaanbaatar.
From the Pope’s special plane. Pope Francis insisted on Monday that the Vatican’s relations with China are going well, but said work still needs to be done to show Beijing that the Catholic Church is not indebted to any foreign power. Francis spoke about the ‘Holy See’ deal with China during a news conference on his way home from Mongolia, where Beijing and its crackdown on religious minorities overshadowed an otherwise historic first papal visit to the majority Buddhist nation.
Francis sent a congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Telegram app as his special plane flew over Chinese airspace to and from Mongolia. The Pope also extended special greetings to the Chinese people at the end of his main Mass in Ulaanbaatar. He cited the current and retired bishops of Hong Kong to demonstrate their “heartfelt” affection for the Chinese people.
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