Cardinal Zen’s Bold Latin Mass Statement Sends Multiple Messages to Hong Kong
The retired Hong Kong cardinal led a Eucharistic procession after celebrating a Latin Mass on June 22.
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Cardinal Zen Publishes New Critique of Synod on Synodality
One of the cardinal’s main concerns is how the Synod on Synodality is being conducted at the universal level, beginning with the initial assembly at the Vatican in October 2023 and culminating later this year with a final assembly in October.
Cardinal Zen Contends ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ ‘Creates Confusion’ and Suggests Cardinal Fernández Should Resign
The cardinal asked that if Cardinal Fernández, as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, ‘is committing a heresy by claiming a serious sin as ‘good,’ then shouldn't the prefect resign or be dismissed?’
‘Stalinesque Show Trial’ of Jimmy Lai Opens in Hong Kong
The self-made media mogul has already been detained for more than 1,000 days and faces the possibility of life in prison if he is found guilty.
Synod on Synodality 2023: Facts, Anecdotes, and Analysis From the First Week
A Synod Recap Week 1: Pope Francis speaks on and off the cuff, more methodology gets defined, dubia responses raise expectations on synod outcome and Cardinal Zen dispatches lengthy letter of concern
What Hath Rome to Do With Beijing?
COMMENTARY: A Chinese Catholic activist issues a cry from the heart to his fellow Catholics around the world.
The White-Martyr Cardinals’ Dinner
Perhaps the most remarkable moment of the evening came when the conversation turned to those times when the Lord seems to be deaf to the pleas of his people — times not unlike what many Catholics experience today.
Cardinal Zen: ‘I Agree with Archbishop Gänswein on Traditionis Custodes’
In an interview with an Italian newspaper, the Chinese cardinal criticized what he called ‘tendentious generalizations’ in Pope Francis’ 2021 decree restricting the traditional liturgy.
As Cardinal Zen and Jimmy Lai Cases Attest, the Vatican Must Change Its Course With China
COMMENTARY: The Holy See must denounce the Chinese government’s ongoing human rights injustices with unequivocal language.
Leaders From China’s State-Run Catholic Church Brief Hong Kong Clergy on President Xi’s ‘Sinicization’ Plan
Critics see this conference, held in mid-November, as a precursor to a further crackdown on religious freedom.
