BEIJING, China — China said Tuesday it had agreed to extend for four years a deal with the Vatican concerning the appointment of bishops.

The Vatican and Beijing's Communist leadership signed the secretive agreement on the thorny issue in 2018, giving both sides a say in the naming of bishops in China.

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