Chinese bishops to attend Vatican synod for first time


A Catholic underground church overlooks the village of Huangtuang, Hebei province, China September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

VATICAN 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."

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