China recognizes Pope Leo XIV’s first bishop appointment

Here’saroundupofCatholicworldnewsfromthepastweekthatyoumighthavemissed: ChinarecognizesPopeLeoXIV’sfirstbishopappointment ThePeople’sRepublicofChinahasofficiallyrecognizedPopeLeoXIV’sfirstbishopappointment,theVaticanannounced,signalingwhatsomesayisanindicationthatthenewpontiffintendstocontinueoperatingunderthecontroversialVatican-Chinadeal. ChineseofficialsrecognizedBishopJosephLinYuntuan,whowasinstalledasauxiliarybishopofFuzhouonJune11,justsixdaysafterLeoannouncedtheappointment.“ThiseventconstitutesafurtherfruitofthedialoguebetweentheHolySeeandtheChineseauthoritiesandisanimportantstepinthejourneyofcommunionofthediocese,”VaticanPressOfficeDirectorMatteoBrunisaidinastatement.  HistoricSt.SophiaCathedralinKievdamagedindeadlydroneattack ThehistoricHolyWisdomCathedral,alsoknownasSt.SophiaCathedralinKyiv,hasbeendamagedfollowingadeadlyRussiandroneattackontheUkrainiancity,whichleftsevenpeopledeadand13