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Denver Newsroom, Aug 24, 2021 / 17:04 pm (CNA). Bishops in Ireland and Australia have asked their governments to do more to take in refugees from Afghanistan after the rapid collapse . ....
Gold medalist weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz inspires the Philippines with her victory and Catholic devotion catholicworldreport.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicworldreport.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Stephen Chow, S.J. (photo courtesy the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus) In a surprise move, after a search that lasted more than two years, Pope Francis has named the Jesuit Stephen Chow Sau-yan, 61, the provincial of the Chinese province of the Jesuits, as the ninth Catholic bishop of Hong Kong. The Vatican announced this at noon today, Rome time, May 17. The diocese has been without a bishop since Jan. 3, 2019, when Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung died after leading the diocese for just 17 months. Cardinal John Tong Hon, 80, who had succeed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kuin and was bishop of Hong Kong prior to Bishop Yeung, has served as apostolic administrator of the diocese since then, including a turbulent political period that saw Hong Kong lose the democratic freedoms it had enjoyed since the handover from Britain to the People’s Republic of China in 1997, as Beijing imposed a national security law in June 2020. ....
Hong Kong gets new bishop after two-year wait Jesuit Father Stephen Chow Sau-yan has strong faith and strong leadership skills Updated: May 17, 2021 11:51 AM GMT Trending Father Stephen Chow Sau-yan was appointed bishop of Hong Kong on May 17. (Photo: Sunday Examiner) The Vatican has appointed a 61-year-old Jesuit as the new bishop of Hong Kong after delaying the appointment for more than two years because of diplomatic sensibilities over China’s communist regime. Father Stephen Chow Sau-yan was appointed on May 17 to succeed Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, who died on Jan. 3, 2019, leaving the diocese vacant. “The appointment is a moment of gratitude for the Catholic Church in Hong Kong as it has been prayerfully awaiting the shepherd who will accompany the faithful in these times of socio-political polarization in the city,” the diocese said while announcing the news on its website. ....
'It would make a big difference': Human rights activist urges Vatican to change tack on China catholicsentinel.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicsentinel.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.