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by bcadmin | Oct 28, 2022 | Cardinal Joseph Zen, Catholic News Service, China, Chinese bishops, Chinese Catholics, Church in Africa, Hong Kong, News | 0 |
Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other activists returned to court Oct. 26 to face charges of failing to register a legal fund meant to help those involved in anti-government protests.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 28, 2022 | Cardinal Joseph Zen, Catholic News Service, China, Chinese bishops, Chinese Catholics, Church in Asia, Hong Kong, News | 0 |
After only two days, the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court adjourned the trial of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, and four co-defendants, until Oct. 26.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 26, 2022 | Associated Press, Cardinal Joseph Zen, China, Chinese bishops, Chinese Catholics, Church in Asia, Hong Kong, lead, News | 0 |
A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Monday for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist people arrested in the mass anti-government protests in the city three years ago.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 24, 2022 | Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Cardinal Joseph Zen, China, democracy, Hong Kong, lead, News, Vatican, Vatican-China | 0 |
As the trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen, which was postponed but is set to begin next week, approaches in Hong Kong, a fellow cardinal has weighed in, praising Zen as both an authentic Chinaman and a credible witness to Christ.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 19, 2022 | bishop emeritus, Cardinal Joseph Zen, Catholic Church in China, Catholic news, China, COVID-19, Hong Kong, News, News Briefs, US | 0 |
Cardinal Joseph Zen speaks during a Mass at the Holy Cross Church on May 24, 2022, in Hong Kong, China. The cardinal was set to stand trial on Sept. 19, 2022, in connection to his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund, which he and o…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 19, 2022 | Cardinal Joseph Zen, China, Church in Asia, democracy, Hong Kong, lead, News, Pope Francis, provisional agreement, Religious Freedom, Vatican-China | 0 |
On Monday the trial against Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other defendants formally opened in Hong Kong, initiating highly controversial proceedings that have been widely criticized as an attack against democracy and religious freedom.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 18, 2022 | Associated Press, Cardinal Joseph Zen, China, Chinese Catholics, Church in Asia, Hong Kong, News | 0 |
Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law have entered guilty pleas in court.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 12, 2022 | Cardinal Joseph Zen, Church in Asia, democracy, Hong Kong, Iraq, Kazakhstan, lead, Lebanon, News, Papal travel, Religious tolerance | 0 |
From Kazakhstan to Hong Kong, Lebanon, and Iraq, things are happening on the local scene that are of relevance not only to those churches, but to the broader international Catholic community.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, China, Church in Asia, democracy, Hong Kong, human rights, News | 0 |
An elderly Catholic missionary in Hong Kong has launched a three-day hunger strike outside a high-security prison demanding the release of politicians and activists incarcerated under the city’s Beijing-imposed controversial national security law.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 7, 2022 | Catholic News Service, China, Chinese bishops, Chinese Catholics, Church in Asia, Hong Kong, News, Sino-Vatican dialogue, Vatican-China | 0 |
A Vatican representative in Hong Kong warned Catholic missionaries there to be prepared for a tougher future as China tightened its control over the former British colony, said a Reuters news report based on interviews.
Read MoreThe Vatican’s unofficial representative in Hong Kong – Monsignor Javier Herrera-Corona – has warned Hong Kong Catholics the freedoms of the past are over. As the Vatican considers whether to renew its deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the 54-year-old prelate warned missionaries to prepare for a tough future as the CCP tightens control
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 4, 2022 | Catholic News Service, China, Chinese bishops, Chinese Catholics, Church in Asia, Hong Kong, News | 0 |
The Rev. Jonathan Aitken, a former U.K. Cabinet minister, said religious freedom in Hong Kong faces dangerous threats from the Chinese Communist Party.
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