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Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis' funeral
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent
Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city ...
What We Need in Pope Francis’ Successor
Someone in love with Jesus, with a sense of joy reminiscent of the scholar and poet St. Philip Neri.
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The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic
Clifford’s biography of Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s irrepressible billionaire democracy activist, begins where it ends: with Lai’s transit to prison, shackled and surrounded by police. Yet even in prison, ...
The Legacy of Pope Francis, 1936-2025
He championed the poor while favoring ideas that keep them poor.
Pope Francis, the Misunderstood Pontiff
He was hailed as a progressive reformer and also attacked as a revolutionary.
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Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent
Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city leaves even moderate opposition groups with no room to operate.
No More Room To Breathe For Hong Kong’s Democratic Party As It Dissolves Under Xi’s Pressure
A former lawmaker, said a Chinese official told him that the party should not remain until the end of this year, when an ...