BEIJING—Chinese officials allowed an underground Catholic bishop to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass after concerns about his treatment risked upsetting efforts by Beijing and the Vatican to end a decadeslong rift. Communist Party officials had summoned Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin on Monday, raising worries among his followers that he would be detained through Holy Week as he was at this time last year.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 29, 2018 16:52 UTC