Envoy Asks Pope to ‘Pray For Taiwan’
Envoy Asks Pope to ‘Pray For Taiwan’
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s special envoy met Pope Francis and asked him to “pray for Taiwan”, on a trip the Taipei government has cast as a demonstration of their close relations even as th…
Envoy Asks Pope to ‘Pray For Taiwan’
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s special envoy met Pope Francis and asked him to “pray for Taiwan”, on a trip the Taipei government has cast as a demonstration of their close relations even as the Holy See courts China. The Vatican is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s sole European diplomatic ally, and Taipei has watched with concern as Pope Francis has moved to improve relations with China.