The Chinese national flag flies in front of a Catholic church
in Huangtugang, China, in this 2018 photo. Victor Gaetan tells Ruadhán Jones about the inner-workings of papal diplomacy and evaluates Pope Francis’ contribution The Catholic Church as an institution has a curious structure. Its foot soldier, the parish priest, is visible in almost every community in Ireland. And yet, as Victor Gaetan tells me, “so much good that the Church does around…
