Tag: China

"We may not have to do that but we may have to bear some pain and steel ourselves for our loyalty to our faith."

Cardinal Zen's arrest has triggered outrage from Western nations, who have accused China of eviscerating the freedoms it promised Hong Kong

This year, Pope Francis has asked Catholics to join him in praying for the faithful in China

Cardinal Joseph Zen's arrest comes during a crackdown by Beijing on dissent in Hong Kong

Chinese Catholics have a special devotion to Our Lady, Help of Christians, who is venerated in Shanghai, China

Confronted with its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic, China put the city of 25 million under heavy restrictions in early April

Cardinal Bo of Yangon expressed “profound concern about the situation for human rights and threats to religious freedom in Hong Kong”

Cardinal Parolin said Cardinal Zen’s arrest should not be read as “a disavowal” of the agreement with Beijing, which is up for renewal

"Cardinal Zen's arrest thickens more ominous black clouds over Hong Kong. It cannot get any better in the coming months and years."

Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested Wednesday for "colluding with foreign forces”