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Date: 018/10/15
By: TNL Staff
Pope Francis said he will pray for Taiwan and has sent his regards to Taiwan’s President
Credit: Taiwan Presidential Office
Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) , Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said yesterday while on a four-day visit to the Holy See.
Chen, who is leading a Taiwanese delegation attending the canonization ceremony for pope Paul VI and six other figures, said he invited the pope to visit Taiwan while on a scheduled trip to Japan next year. He did not say whether the pope accepted his invitation.
The Vatican is one of Taiwan’s 17 diplomatic allies. Speculation has been rife in recent weeks that the Holy See would switch its recognition to Beijing after reaching a historic deal over bishop appointments in China, but this has not yet come to pass.
Speaking from the Vatican, Chen expressed confidence that the agreement between the Vatican and Beijing related to religious matters only and would not affect the 76-year-old relationship between Taiwan and the Holy See. [FULL STORY]
