Reuters
October 1, 2018 / 7:23 AM / Updated 9 hours ago
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-vatican-synod/chinese-bishops-to-attend-vatican-synod-for-first-time-idUSKCN1MB2CQVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic bishops from China will for the first time attend a major Vatican meeting starting this week, the Vatican said on Monday, the first concrete sign of a thaw between the Holy See and Beijing following a landmark agreement.
“There will be two bishops from continental China. They were invited by the pope,†Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri told a news conference. “I think they are already on their way to Rome.â€
Baldisseri said it was the first time the Beijing government has allowed bishops to leave the country to attend a Vatican synod, a meeting which takes place every few years on a different topic.