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Hong Kong Cardinal Zen, Who Condemned the Vatican, to Be Put on Trial

Cardinal Zen (also known as Chen Rijun), bishop emeritus of Hong Kong and one of the highest-ranking Catholic clergy in Asia, was arrested by Hong Kong police for reportedly violating Hong Kong’s National Security Law. The 90-year-old cardinal, along with five others, was arrested for not correctly registering the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund created by ...

Tatiana Denning

Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen.

Beijing Hardliners Target Hong Kong Cleric Cardinal Zen

The arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong on May 11 tells you everything you need to know about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For China watchers or historians, the arrest of Cardinal Zen, the former bishop of Hong Kong, was probably not a great surprise given the regime’s track record and its traits. ...

James Burke

Hong Kong cleric Cardinal Joseph Zen.

Cardinal Zen: Do Not Murder the Church in China

Cardinal Zen from the Catholic Church of Hong Kong sent a letter to the College of Cardinals in September last year, pleading with them to denounce the agreement that the Vatican had made with the Chinese Communist Party. The letter made public recently, begs the Catholic Church not to sit idly as the Church is ...

Max Lu

Cardinal Joseph Zen.

Cardinal Zen Honored for His Fight Against Communism

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun from Hong Kong has been chosen to receive the “Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom” for his role in furthering the cause of fundamental human rights. Awarded by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the Cardinal was honored with the Freedom Medal on January 28, 2019.   Honoring Cardinal Zen   “Cardinal Zen ...

Nspirement Staff

Cardinal Joseph Zen.

Vatican’s China Moves Stun Chinese Catholics

Not long after taking power in China, the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) broke off ties with the Vatican. But now, the Vatican’s China moves and ongoing back-room negotiations between officials from the Holy See and Beijing could change that, much to the disillusionment of many Chinese Catholics. As part of the Vatican’s 4-year-long ...

James Burke

St. Peter's Basilica.