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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday (May 22) expressed his spiritual closeness to Catholics in China, voicing hope that the church there operates in “freedom and tranquility,’’ but making no mention of a

Addressing the public gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the pontiff's traditional Sunday remarks, Francis noted that the church celebrates, on May 24, the “Blessed Mother Mary, Help of Christians,’’ and recalled that Mary is the patron of Catholics in China.

Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested in May 11 along with at least three others on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China’s national security. He was released later that night. The Vatican has contended that the accord prevents an even deeper schism in the Chinese church after Beijing in the past named bishops without the Pope’s consent. The deal regularised the status of seven of these “illegitimate” bishops and brought them into full communion with the Pope.

 

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