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EXCLUSIVE: British lord condemns renewal of Vatican deal with Communist China

Lord Alton told LifeSiteNews that 'the Vatican’s silence on human rights and religious freedom in China is profoundly disappointing and dangerously counterproductive.'

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 24, 2024Nov 14, 2024

Cardinal once jailed by communists criticizes Vatican’s ‘silence’ about China’s persecution of Catholics

‘The Church’s silence in the face of human rights abuses by Communist China harms Catholic life in China,’ said Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison by communists for ‘religious activities’ when he was a young priest.

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Peter Martin

• Jul 17, 2024Jul 18, 2024

Hong Kong passes national security law which activists warn attacks seal of confession

Fears raised for the future of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong look to be well supported after legislators passed Article 23 of the draconian National Security Law, especially as the Vatican is likely set to renew its secretive deal with China later this year.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Mar 20, 2024Mar 21, 2024

Archbishop Cordileone reads powerful personal letter from Jimmy Lai at Miami Requiem Mass

‘I shall go on with my life here in peace, certain of God's hope and promise, and have joy praising God,’ persecuted Chinese Catholic Jimmy Lai wrote Archbishop Cordileone from prison.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Mar 18, 2024Mar 19, 2024

Religious freedom advocates condemn new Hong Kong law which could attack seal of confession

Hong Kong’s new Beijing-backed ‘domestic security’ law would force Catholic priests to break the Seal of Confession if they hear a person confess a ‘crime of treason,’ in violation of Church law.

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 13, 2024Mar 20, 2024

14 years in prison threatened for Hong Kong priests who refuse to break seal of confession

Clergy members could face 14 years in prison for refusing to reveal any crimes of 'treason' they hear confessed.

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 11, 2024Mar 12, 2024

Proposed Hong Kong law could cut off island's Catholics from the Vatican

The incoming Article 23 will add new offenses to those already extant under the National Security Law imposed on Hong Kong.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Feb 20, 2024Feb 21, 2024

Catholic diocese of Hong Kong ‘working with CCP’ to effect ‘Sinicization’: report

Titled ‘Hostile Takeover: The CCP and Hong Kong’s Religious Communities,’ the report accuses Cdl. Chow of assisting the communist agenda, including promoting the Sinicization of the Church.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Feb 2, 2024Feb 2, 2024

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to violating draconian ‘national security’ law as ‘show trial’ begins

Lai is accused of violating the National Security Law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in June 2020 in order to suppress dissent against the CCP. If found guilty, he could face life behind bars.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jan 2, 2024Jan 2, 2024

Catholic freedom activist Jimmy Lai has first day in court as he faces life in prison

The trial in Hong Kong for the vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party accused of 'collusion with foreign forces' is expected to last about three months.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023

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EXCLUSIVE: British lord condemns renewal of Vatican deal with Communist China

Cardinal once jailed by communists criticizes Vatican’s ‘silence’ about China’s persecution of Catholics

Hong Kong passes national security law which activists warn attacks seal of confession

Archbishop Cordileone reads powerful personal letter from Jimmy Lai at Miami Requiem Mass

Religious freedom advocates condemn new Hong Kong law which could attack seal of confession

14 years in prison threatened for Hong Kong priests who refuse to break seal of confession

Proposed Hong Kong law could cut off island's Catholics from the Vatican

Catholic diocese of Hong Kong ‘working with CCP’ to effect ‘Sinicization’: report

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to violating draconian ‘national security’ law as ‘show trial’ begins

Catholic freedom activist Jimmy Lai has first day in court as he faces life in prison