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May 12, 2022

Hong Kong Authorities Arrest 90-Year-Old Catholic Cardinal
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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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