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Hong Kong activist: Proposed law could worsen religious liberty, persecute Catholics

Hong Kong.Hong Kong media tycoon and founder of Apple Daily newspaper Jimmy Lai Chee Ying arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court, May 18, 2020. / Credit: Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 13, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
A religious freedom advocate from Hong Kong is warning that proposed legislation could further restrict religious liberty and lead to the persecution of the Catholic Church and other Christians.
Frances Hui, a Hong Kong native who has political asylum in the United States, expressed concern about the possible enactment of the controversial proposal Article 23, which would expand a 2020 national security law. She made these comments during a Hudson Institute panel discussion on “The Repression of Hong Kong and Heroism of Jimmy Lai.”
Lai, a pro-democracy journalist and convert to Catholicism, was arrested on several charges under Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law and co ....

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Cardinal Grech: Benedict XVI was misunderstood throughout his life

Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 and Cardinal Mario Grech in 2022 / Vatican Media (L) and Daniel Ibanez/CNA (R)

Vatican City, Jan 21, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Benedict XVI was misunderstood throughout his life and ministry, Cardinal Mario Grech wro. ....

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Verdict in Cardinal Zen's trial expected on Friday

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former bishop of Hong Kong, pictured on Feb. 18, 2021. / Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock.Rome Newsroom, Nov 19, 2022 / 05:10 am (CNA).Days after Cardinal Joseph Zen s defense lawyer made his closing arguments in the West Kowloon Magistrates Court, one of the pro-democracy advocates on trial with Zen was arrested under Hong Kong s national security law.Sze Ching-wee, the former secretary of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, was arrested at the Hong Kong airport on Nov. 5. Police told the Hong Kong Free Press that Sze was suspected of conspiring "to collude with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security."Sze has been on trial with the 90-year-old former bishop of Hong Kong and four other trustees of the pro-democracy 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. The verdict in the trial is expected to be handed down on Nov. 25.Those accused with Zen and Sze are lawyer Margaret Ng, singer-activist Denise Ho, cultural studies scholar Hui ....

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Verdict in Cardinal Zen's trial expected on Friday – Catholic World Report

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former bishop of Hong Kong, pictured on Feb. 18, 2021. / Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Nov 19, 2022 / 05:10 am (CNA).
Days after Cardinal Joseph Zen’s defense lawyer made his closing arguments in the W. ....

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Cardinal Zen's second day in court: Magistrate rules there is sufficient evidence

Cardinal Joseph Zen. / Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock.Rome Newsroom, Sep 28, 2022 / 04:48 am (CNA).On Tuesday, Cardinal Joseph Zen s second day in court in Hong Kong, five witnesses were cross-examined and the magistrate ruled that there was sufficient evidence to justify a trial.The 90-year-old cardinal appeared on Sept. 27 for the second consecutive day in the West Kowloon Magistrates Courts. The prosecution called four police officers and one other witness to testify in the preliminary hearing. Principal Magistrate Ada Yim ruled that the prosecution has sufficient evidence to make a prima facie case against the cardinal and five others for failing to properly register a fund to provide legal aid to pro-democracy protesters, according to the Hong Kong Free Press.Zen s next trial date is set for Oct. 26. He was arrested in May along with other democracy activists under Hong Kong s strict national security law. Under the current less serious charge, he could face a fine . ....

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