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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

Cardinal Zen expresses ‘pain and indignation’ at St. Peter’s Basilica private Mass restrictions

March 30, 2021

The former bishop of Hong Kong said March 30 that if he could, he would fly to Rome and kneel outside the pope’s residence until the decree was withdrawn.