Another two-year term for the provision that ensures Vatican approval of bishops' appointments.
The Italian daily Corriere della Sera announced October 19, 2022, that the Holy See and China have renewed their pastoral agreement on the appointment of bishops for two years.
Signed for the first time in 2018 and renewed for two years in 2020, the historic agreement between China and the Holy See was up for renewal this month. Although only pastoral, the agreement represents a rapprochement between the two countries, which have not had diplomatic relations since 1949 and the proclamation of the People's Republic of China.
