The Pope’s big bet on China

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🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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One of the most significant parts of Pope Francis’s Asia tour might be a country he isn’t visiting: China, home to 10 million Catholics, with whom the Vatican has long dreamed of strengthening ties. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/pool/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Santa Maria Maromacna
0:02.0	Nain and Haroham maima mak Sala.
0:04.0	Pope Francis arrived in East Timor earlier today
0:08.0	and was greeted rapturously
0:10.0	and somewhat incredibly by literally half the country 600,000 people went to mass.
0:15.2	The People's Pope is on a 12-day four country daunt through Asia despite being 87 and in frail health.
0:25.0	Well I think one reason actually is to show that he can do it.
0:28.2	He wants to show that he's still kicking.
0:31.7	But it's not just that Lolo Kiko has something to prove.
0:34.1	The Catholic Church in Asia is doing something that you could argue is a modern day miracle.
0:39.5	It's growing.
0:40.5	What's more, this trip will bring Papa Pancho geographically closer to a country he longs to visit, but cannot, China.
0:48.0	Coming up on today explained, the Pope in Asia.
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