Rome Newsroom: Cardinal Joseph Zen published a statement on July 21, saying that new restrictions on the celebration of Traditional Latin Masses are a “blow,” even if they were expected. “Many tendentious generalizations in the documents [of the motu proprio] have hurt the hearts of many good people more thanContinue Reading
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily said it will print its last edition on June 24, after a tumultuous year in which it was raided by police and its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested under a new national security law. The end of the popular 26-year-oldContinue Reading
By Bernardo Cervellera Rome: The editor of AsiaNews bids farewell as he returns to Hong Kong and China, an old and new mission. He gives thanks to God, to the AsiaNews staff, to friends and readers for their generosity. Mission in mass media is the “first areopagus” of contemporary mission.Continue Reading
Washington, D.C., Sep 2, 2020: The bishop of Hong Kong has instructed priests to avoid politics in homilies and admonished them for “offensive” and “provocative” preaching. The warning comes amid a crackdown on free expression in Hong Kong, after the implementation of the new National Security Law in July. AContinue Reading
Hong Kong, September 4, 2019: Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam on September 4 announced that the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters’ demands in the hope of ending the increasingly violent unrest. But a pro-government lawmaker warnedContinue Reading
Hong Kong : About a thousand Catholics and Protestants attended a ‘Prayer rally for democracy in China’ on the evening of June 4 before joining the candlelight vigil at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to mourn victims of the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989. This year, June 4 fell on Pentecost Sunday.Continue Reading