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By Matthew McDonald, The National Catholic Register, June 23, 2025
Matthew McDonald is a staff reporter for The National Catholic Register and the editor of New Boston Post. He lives in Massachusetts.
The retired Hong Kong cardinal led a Eucharistic procession after celebrating a Latin Mass on June 22.
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun knew exactly what he was doing when he posted online a photo of himself leading a Eucharistic procession after saying a traditional Latin Mass in Hong Kong, and he is sending multiple messages with it, a friend of his told the Register.
Among the intended recipients are Catholics in the Diocese of Hong Kong and Pope Leo XIV, who has yet to signal his intentions with respect to the Latin Mass, said Mark Simon, who has known Cardinal Zen since 1996.
“He’s talking to his own people, letting them know he’s still there. And he is, of course, in favor of the Latin Mass,” Simon said by telephone.
“He’s saying it,” Simon said, referring to the Latin Mass, “and by saying it, he’s letting Leo know where he stands.” ….
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