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In 1999, Beijing reinterpreted Hong Kong’s Basic Law to deny children born in mainland China to Hong Kong parents the right to reunite with their families. Since then, the PIME missionary has been fighting to resolve an issue that touches 60,000 people. The denial goes against what the Chinese government itself has said.
Father Franco Mella calls on authorities to allow mainland-born children to live with and assist their aged parents
Italian Roman Catholic priest and human right activist reverend Franco Mella held a sit-in protest outside Stanley prison ...
HONG KONG — An elderly Catholic missionary in Hong Kong has launched a three-day hunger strike outside a high-security prison demanding the release of
HONG KONG (CNS) -- An elderly Catholic missionary in Hong Kong has launched a three-day hunger strike outside a high-security prison demanding the release of politicians and activists incarcerated under the city's Beijing-imposed controversial national security law. Father Franco Mella, 74, a member of the Milan-based Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions, has vowed to abstain from food as he started his protest near the Shek Pik prison on Lantau Island in Hong Kong July 14 amid sweltering s