Cardinal Joseph Zen

Hong Kong cardinal: Keep opinions on political issues out of sermons
- Sep 2, 2020
Cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong asked priests not to resort to using “slanderous and offensive statements” in their sermons.

By Catholic News Service
Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon’s arrest sparks fear Church could be next
- Aug 13, 2020
The arrest of prominent Catholic millionaire and media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong along with two of his sons and two executives of his Next Media company under China’s new national security law has raised concerns that prominent Catholic leaders he has supported could be next.

By Elise Ann Allen
Hong Kong cardinal says current bishop in an ‘impossible situation’
- Jul 3, 2020
Cardinal Joseph Zen, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong and a longtime critic of the Chinese Communist Party, has called a new national security law the end of democracy and said he does not envy the area’s current Church leaders, who he said will be walking a tightrope as Beijing exerts more control.

By Elise Ann Allen

Cardinal Zen says he’s prepared for arrest under Hong Kong security law
- Jul 1, 2020
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has said that while he will remain prudent, he is prepared to suffer arrest and trials under Hong Kong’s sweeping new national security law.

By Catholic News Service
‘We need a miracle,’ retired Hong Kong cardinal says on security law
- Jun 4, 2020
Cardinal Joseph Zen, archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong, has said a new security law puts the city’s autonomy at risk, and condemned the Vatican’s silence on the issue as political pandering with disregard to the faith.

By Elise Ann Allen
Missionary says ‘one nation, two systems’ sets up Hong Kong for a fall
- Jun 1, 2020
Italian Father Franco Mella, a member of the Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions, offers a reminder that while at a distance what may stand out is the black and white, up close it’s usually the shades of gray.

By Crux Staff