A Chinese Catholic bishop has been ordained with the joint approval of the Pope and Beijing for the first time under an agreement intended to encourage a rapprochement between China and the Holy See.

First bishop ordained in China under Vatican deal

Pope Francis has asked all the Chinese Catholics to reconcile while accepting that a historic deal with Beijing on nominating bishops may have caused "confusion" In a written message to Roman Catholics in China on Wednesday, the Pope said, "I now invite all Chinese Catholics to work towards reconciliation".

Pope calls on divided Chinese Catholics to reconcile

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First bishop ordained in China under Vatican deal

Pope calls on divided Chinese Catholics to reconcile