Happy Birthday to Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun of HK
WRIC 01-14-2025
January 13, 2025 is the 93rd birthday of Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, the retired bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun was involved in the “612 Humanitarian Support Fund” case in May 2022. The Hong Kong government accused the fund of not registering as a society as required and was fined HK$4,000 by the court; he was also accused of “conspiring to collude with foreign forces.” Bishop Zen was subsequently granted bail to attend the funeral mass of Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican. After returning to Hong Kong, he was sent to the hospital for treatment due to breathing difficulties on January 22, the first day of the Lunar New Year, and was discharged on March 19.
He currently looks rather thin, but in good spirits. He said that since his serious illness, every day since then has been a gift from God.