Taiwan President Lai Ching-te sent congratulations on Friday to newly appointed Pope Leo, saying Taiwan looked forward to building on existing ties to advance peace and justice, while China offered a ...

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Representing President William Lai (賴清德), Chen attended the ceremony in St Peter’s Square, where an estimated 250,000 people ...

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Former vice president Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) attended Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at the Vatican yesterday morning as President William Lai’s (賴清德) special envoy to see the new pope installed as ...

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As China continues to block Taiwan's participation in international forums, Taiwan's diplomatic allies reaffirmed their ...

Beijing is suspected of exerting pressure on the Vatican to sever ties with Taiwan. But the Vatican’s continued willingness ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Friday congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and hoped for deeper Taiwan-Vatican ties.

In the end, however, it was not to be. Instead, former Taiwan vice-president Chen Chien-jen will be travelling to the Vatican again over the weekend to act as the island’s envoy, less than a ...

The Vatican is one of only 12 countries to retain formal diplomatic ties with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, though Lai did not attend Pope Francis’ funeral last month, sending instead former vice ...