Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky Photo: The Catholic Thing

Leo XIV, China and attention to communities suffering for their faith

AsiaNews editorial director Fr. Gianni Criveller comments on the Pope’s words on China in an interview released in recent days: «He guarantees the continuity of previous choices, aware that there is time between now and the new expiry of the Agreement in 2028. But he also says he is listening to the “underground” communities that (rightly or wrongly) feel they have been sacrificed. So that the government’s narrative is not the only one in this complex and painful ecclesial affair.»