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‘Confused and confusing’: Cardinal Zen talks to the Herald about his ongoing Synod concerns

October 14, 2023

ROME – Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the former bishop of Hong Kong, has become seen in recent years as something of a Confessor — one who has suffered but not (yet) died for the Faith. He has had well-documented difficulties with China’s Communist authorities, which have seen him in recent years charged under new security

Pope’s Synod media blackout backfires as Cardinal Zen is handed a platform

October 06, 2023

ROME – Yesterday’s big news out of the Synod of Bishops really did come from outside, i.e., it didn’t emanate from within the Paul VI Audience Hall where the event is taking place, but rather from someone who isn’t even there: 91-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired Bishop of Hong Kong, whose September 21 critical

Cardinal Zen convicted: when will Rome speak up for him?

November 27, 2022

On Friday Cardinal Joseph Zen was found guilty of failing to register a now-disbanded humanitarian fund which paid medical and legal fees for pro-democracy protesters. He was among five people connected with the fund to be convicted. The 90-year-old cardinal was fined HK$4,000 (about £420), the same amount as barrister Margaret Ng, scholar Hui Po-keung, politician Cyd Ho and

Rome cannot ignore the prosecution of Cardinal Zen

October 07, 2022

This month sees the trial in Hong Kong of Cardinal Joseph Zen. He and four defendants face charges of failing properly to register a fund (now defunct) to help anti-government protesters in the island. The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund was established to help people arrested for taking part in pro-democracy protests in 2019 and was

Pope Francis kowtows to China as Cardinal Zen trial begins

September 19, 2022

Just when Cardinal Zen needed the Pope, there was silence, with the Pontiff shamed by German bishop

Is Cardinal Zen a bargaining chip for Beijing in Vatican deal?

August 18, 2022

Cardinal Joseph Zen – a long-standing critic of the Vatican’s accommodation with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – has now has his trial date set for September 19, following his earlier arrest under China’s national security law. He and four others face charges of failing to properly register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters

The arrest of Cardinal Zen: A new low for China’s ‘brutal’ Communist regime

May 12, 2022

Arresting a 90 year-old Cardinal marks a new low for a Chinese Communist Party regime that had already sunk to shocking levels of inhumanity, barbarity, cruelty and mendacity. Cardinal Joseph Zen is, as the last Governor of Hong Kong Lord Patten said yesterday, “one of the most important figures in the Catholic Church in Asia

Cardinal Zen arrested by China for alleged ‘collusion with foreign forces’

May 11, 2022

Cardinal Joseph Zen has been arrested by the authorities in Hong Kong, according to local media reports. The 90-year-old former Catholic bishop of Hong Kong was reportedly detained on May 11 in his role as a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which helped pro-democracy protesters to pay their legal fees. The Standard newspaper