China, Vatican sign provisional agreement on bishop appointment

Reuters - China and the Vatican signed a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops Saturday (September 22) in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry said. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao and Antoine Camilleri, head of a Vatican delegation and Under-Secretary for Relations with States, held talks and signed the agreement, according to a statement by the ministry. China and the Vatican will continue to maintain contact and push forward the process of improving bilateral ties, the statement said.