Cardinal Joseph Zen – Charm

World bids farewell to ‘pope of the people’, with funeral featuring Mandarin

Cs news3 months ago02 mins

Hundreds of thousands of Catholics joined world leaders in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City for the funeral of the late pontiff Francis, praised as the “pope of the people”, with the service on Saturday including a prayer in Mandarin. A live broadcast of the funeral for the first Latin American leader of the Catholic…

‘Pray for a decent end to the Synod’: Cardinal Zen and George Weigel criticize Vatican’s China strategy

Cs news9 months ago07 mins

By AC Wimmer Vatican City, Oct 19, 2024 / 11:05 am Two prominent Catholics — Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong and American author George Weigel — have leveled sharp criticisms at the Synod on Synodality, focusing particularly on the Vatican’s approach to China. In a blog post published on Oct. 18, Zen, the 92-year-old bishop…