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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Winfield

Pope insists Vatican-China relations are on track but says more work is needed

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pope Francis insisted Monday that the Vatican's relations with China were going wel, but said work must still be done to show Beijing that the Catholic Church isn’t beholden to a foreign power.

Francis spoke about the Holy See’s dealings with China during a press conference en route home from Mongolia, where Beijing and its crackdown on religious minorities overshadowed an otherwise historic first papal visit to the majority Buddhist nation.

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