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“As a member of the Chinese Church, I am immensely grateful to Pope Benedict for things he has done ...,” Cardinal Zen wrote

A magistrate ruled that the 90-year-old cardinal is allowed to leave Hong Kong for five days for the January 5 funeral of Benedict XVI

The news of Benedict XVI’s death was taken from the official communication on the pontiff’s death released by the Holy See

The express request on the part of the emeritus pope is that everything be simple with regard to the funeral and the other celebrations

The late pontiff will be remembered “above all for his literary and scholarly output”

A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak

Catholics have traveled to the Vatican from both near and far to see the late pope for the last time and to pray for his eternal repose

Far from a fashion statement, in the Catholic faith, red symbolizes martyrdom and the Passion of Christ

Many set aside pinched budgets and a virus that is increasingly forgotten, but not gone, to embrace a party atmosphere on New Year's Eve

The two celebrations are connected because, as St. Paul VI wrote in 1974, Mary is the Queen of Peace.