Vatican City, Jan 5, 2023 –– Cardinal Joseph Zen attended the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5 morning after Hong Kong authorities temporarily released his passport for five days to allow him to travel to Rome. The 90-year-old cardinal from Hong Kong arrived in St. Peter’s SquareContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Myanmar, May 15, 2022: Cardinal Charles Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, has urged the international community to monitor the situation in Hong Kong and speak out for freedom and justice. The president of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences made the call MayContinue Reading
By Salvatore Cernuzio Vatican, May 11, 2022: Ninety-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, who was the bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong from 2002 to 2009, was arrested on May 11 by Hong Kong authorities. The cardinal has reportedly been released on bail, according to reports circulated via social media byContinue Reading
Rome: Cardinal Joseph Zen says he thinks Traditionis custodes may not have a disastrous effect on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, even if he doubts the intentions of some TLM critics closely connected to Pope Francis. “I think the effect of the motu proprio may not be thatContinue Reading
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
Rome: Vocal Beijing critic Cardinal Joseph Zen returned to Hong Kong from Rome on September 28 after failing to meet Pope Francis, to whom he intended to object the possible appointment of a pro-Beijing bishop to lead the Hong Kong diocese. The Hong Kong Bishopric has been vacant since theContinue Reading
Cardinal Zen said the Pope was ‘naive’ in his pursuit of a deal with BeijingContinue Reading
