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December 3, 2014

Hong Kong cardinal surrenders to police to help end street protests

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong, leaves the police station after surrendering to police Dec. 3. Cardinal Zen asked faithful to pray for the democracy in the city after he stayed at the police station for an hour, documenting his involvement in the Occupy Central movement.
HONG KONG - Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong, joined the civil disobedience movement organizers who surrendered to police Dec. 3, with a hope to end the present occupation campaign that has lasted more than two months.

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.

Published in International