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New HK bishop says will pray for Tiananmen victims, follow the law

New HK bishop says will pray for Tiananmen victims, follow the law By Pak Yiu Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong s incoming Catholic bishop said on Tuesday he will pray for the victims of China s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing s Tiananmen square, but whether he could do that in a public venue depends on the city s laws. Pope Francis on Monday named Stephen Chow, 61, head of Hong Kong s Jesuit order, after a long delay. Chow will officially take the helm of the Diocese on Dec. 4. He inherits a flock divided between those wanting the diocese to fight for Hong Kong s waning freedoms amid an increasingly authoritarian grip by China, and others, including some powerful establishment figures, who want a less confrontational approach.

Vietnam s largest diocese urges evangelization work

Vietnam s largest diocese urges evangelization work Kinh people called on to follow glowing example set by Catholics from other ethnic communities Trending Ethnic Catholics in traditional clothes attend the ceremony to mark the 125th anniversary of Hung Hoa Diocese’s establishment in Son Tay Town on Dec. 8. (Photo: UCA News) Catholics from the largest diocese in northern Vietnam have been asked to follow ethnic groups’ good examples in evangelization to celebrate the anniversary of the Church’s establishment. Some 2,000 people wearing face masks attended the opening Mass of the jubilee year to mark the 125th anniversary of the foundation of Hung Hoa Diocese on Dec. 8. The open-air celebration was held in cold weather at the newly built Bishop’s House in Son Tay Town in Hanoi.

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