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 ...
A hospital in Aksu in the Xinjiang region that was previously dedicated to fighting infectious diseases has apparently been turned into an internment camp. Uyghur activists fear that the camp is being used by the Chinese regime for harvesting organs from inmates. Harvesting organs Bahtiyar Omar, the director of the Norway-based Uyghur Transitional Justice Database ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged faith leaders to exhibit moral fortitude for the sake of religious freedom while singling out the persecution of faith in China during a Rome symposium attended by high-level Vatican officials. In his keynote address given at the September 30 event, Pompeo gave the example of Father Bernhard ...
Last February, the Vatican held what was one of its biggest summit against sexual abuse in the Church. About 114 presidents of bishops’ conferences from around the world attended the event where Pope Francis called for an “all-out battle” against such atrocities. However, human rights activists feel that the Vatican is yet to take harsh ...
Prior to 2017, George Pell was a well-respected figure in the Catholic community. Hailing from Australia, he has been the archbishop of Sydney and Melbourne. He was also seen as a promising candidate to replace Pope Francis. In fact, he was perfect secretariat for the Holy See for three years, which made him third-in-charge after ...
Two Chilean bishops who have been accused of sexually abusing minors have been stripped of their priesthoods by Pope Francis. The evidence against the bishops was said to be so overwhelming that even a canonical trial was deemed unnecessary for defrocking. However, the Catholic Church sex scandals continue to undermine people’s faith in the Vatican. ...
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