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Government-backed Chinese Catholic groups welcome Pope Leo XIV
May 14, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and the Council of Chinese Bishops have issued congratulatory statements, welcoming the election of Pope Leo XIV.
Lin Jian, a spokesman for the government’s foreign ministry, adding a welcome to the new Pontiff, saying: “We hope that under the leadership of the new pope, the Vatican will continue to have dialogue with China in a constructive spirit.”
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