The Strength of Jimmy Lai and the Weakness of Emperor Xi
COMMENTARY: What can Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment?
COMMENTARY: What can Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment?
COMMENTARY: In an interview with the Register, the former U.S. religious freedom envoy says the Chinese Communist Party fears religious freedom more than ‘aircraft carriers or nuclear weapons.’
Despite the failure to secure an agreement on Jimmy Lai’s freedom, his daughter, Claire Lai, said her family remains ‘so grateful to President Trump and his administration’ for their support.
COMMENTARY: My father’s ordeal is one that, rightly, often induces outrage and heartbreak. But it is also a story of hope and strength.
'It would mean so much to have our father back,' Claire Lai said ahead of the president's trip to China.
The president likened the call to free Lai to the complexity of releasing indicted former FBI Director James Comey as families of Chinese prisoners rallied outside the White House.
COMMENTARY: Reflections from Jimmy Lai, Bishop Erik Varden and Major-Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk on courageous suffering.
The Pontiff spoke to reporters for the first time since Dec. 23.
COMMENTARY: As Lent begins, I share my father’s witness from prison, where he has come to embody humility and trust in God’s grace.
EDITORIAL: This spiritual trifecta can show us how to make this year’s Lent as fruitful as possible.
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