Pope Francis greets South Korean girls performing music with bells before his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on May 20, 2015 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO
Pope Francis greets South Korean girls performing music with bells before his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on May 20, 2015 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called Wednesday on Chinese Catholics to remain attached to the "rock" on which the Church in Rome is built, in a move expected to rile Beijing.

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