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Cardinal Joseph Zen is a retired bishop and a vocal democracy advocate in the city. He was first arrested in May on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law
Cardinal Joseph Zen. / Bohumil PetrikRome Newsroom, Nov 25, 2022 / 03:02 am (CNA).Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others were found guilty on Friday of failing to register a fund that helped pay for the legal fees and medical treatments of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters.The 90-year-old cardinal and former bishop of Hong Kong was fined about $500 (HK$4,000). Each of the other trustees of the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund was fined the same amount. Zen told reporters after the verdict on Nov. 25: "Although I'm a religious figure, I hope this (case) won't be associated with our f...
(Corrects figure in headline, paragraph 8 to six, not five) By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -One of Asia's most senior Roman Catholic clerics, Card...
Joseph Zen is one of Asia's highest-ranking Catholics
HONG KONG - A 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and five others in Hong Kong were fined after being found guilty Friday of failing to register a now-d