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Hong Kong Authorities Arrest 90-Year-Old Catholic Cardinal

HeadlineMay 12, 2022

In Hong Kong, authorities on Tuesday arrested Cardinal Joseph Zen, a 90-year-old retired Roman Catholic bishop. Zen is a longtime critic of the Chinese government. He was arrested along with three other trustees of a fund that provided legal and financial help to protesters arrested in 2019. All four have been released on bail.

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