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Review: In ‘Conclave,’ a quest to elect a new pope leads down some less-than-holy pathways
2 months ago

Review: In ‘Conclave,’ a quest to elect a new pope leads down some less-than-holy pathways

LA Times  

Soon, voters will have a choice: Do you go for the candidate you believe in? Ideally, those goals and desires will overlap, and while a version of this question may already be on your mind, the specific electorate I’m referring to happens to be a group of cardinals, sequestered in the Vatican in Edward Berger’s “Conclave.” Adapted by Peter Straughan …

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Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together
1 year, 1 month ago

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal said he dreamed of bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China praying together one day during a historic visit by the head of the Chinese Catholic church, a publication affiliated with the city’s diocese reported Friday. Joseph Li, who was installed by China’s state-controlled Catholic church as an …

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Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China
1 year, 11 months ago

Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an adviser to Taiwan’s leader at this week’s funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican’s uneasy relationship with communist-ruled China. China still considers Taiwan part of its territory and won’t establish diplomatic relations with nations that have official ties with the self-governing island. Reardon said …

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Hong Kong allows Cardinal Zen to attend Benedict’s funeral
1 year, 11 months ago

Hong Kong allows Cardinal Zen to attend Benedict’s funeral

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to pay his respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Vatican City, his secretary said Tuesday. Zen, a 90-year-old retired bishop, will attend the funeral Mass, led by Pope Francis, at St. Peter’s Square on Thursday and return to …

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Nuns Arrested as Beijing Turns Up Heat on Hong Kong Church in Bid to Quell Opposition Voices
3 years, 11 months ago

Nuns Arrested as Beijing Turns Up Heat on Hong Kong Church in Bid to Quell Opposition Voices

News 18  

In a high-walled Art Deco villa in the Hong Kong suburbs of Kowloon, the Vatican operates an unofficial diplomatic mission, its only political outpost of any kind in China. “For any word you say,” Zen told Reuters, the authorities “can say you’re offending the National Security Law.” In a written statement, the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam …

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