Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan

Security officers on patrol walk past the gates of the Wangfujing Church, a Catholic church in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping's first trip overseas since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with a visit by Pope Francis to Kazakhstan, although the Vatican says there are no plans for them to meet. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)