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January 7, 2019

Pope Francis sends condolences following death of Hong Kong bishop

Pope Francis has sent condolences and a blessing to the Hong Kong Diocese following the Jan. 3 death of Bishop Yeung Ming-cheung, 73. Bishop Yeung is pictured in a 2017 photo.
HONG KONG – Pope Francis has sent condolences and a blessing to the Hong Kong Diocese following the Jan. 3 death of Bishop Yeung Ming-cheung, 73, of liver failure.
Published in International
August 1, 2017

Pope names coadjutor to Hong Kong as Cardinal Tong retires as bishop

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal John Tong Hon, pictured here from 2012, as bishop of Hong Kong. Coadjutor Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, 70, succeeds the cardinal as head of the diocese, the Vatican announced Aug. 1.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal John Tong Hon as bishop of Hong Kong. Coadjutor Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, 70, succeeds the cardinal as head of the diocese, the Vatican announced Aug. 1.

Published in International
August 13, 2015

Hong Kong cardinal urges Chinese Communist chiefs to end cross removals

Hong Kong’s clergy called on the Zhejiang provincial government to halt a cross-removal campaign from Christian churches. Chinese authorities discounted rumours on social media reporting that over 1,200 crosses were removed. The Zhejiang province is located southwest of Shanghai.

HONG KONG - Cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong has issued an "urgent appeal" to Communist Party chiefs in Beijing, calling on them to order a halt to an ongoing cross-removal campaign from Christian churches in Zhejiang province.

Published in International
October 1, 2014

Cardinals urge government to break political deadlock in Hong Kong

About 100 Catholic youths pray for democracy outside Hong Kong's government headquarters building Sept. 30. Two cardinals in Hong Kong urged the government to solve the present political deadlock after police used force to disperse thousands of unarmed p rotesters who struggled for full democracy in the city.

HONG KONG - The two cardinals in Hong Kong urged the government to solve the present political deadlock after police used force to disperse thousands of unarmed protesters who struggled for full democracy in the city.

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