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Trial opens for Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen

Elise Ann Allen Crux September 19, 2022 Original article ROME – On Monday, the trial against Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other defendants formally opened in Hong Kong, initiating highly controversial proceedings that could end in heavy fines or jail time, and which has been widely criticized as an attack against democracy. Zen, 90,…

202209.09
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Italian missionary nun killed in Mozambique

Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Catholic News Agency Original article Sister Maria De Coppi, a Comboni missionary sister, was murdered by Islamist terrorists on Tuesday in Mozambique, where she had served as a missionary for nearly 60 years. The attack in which Sister Maria de Coppi, 83, was shot and killed was carried out the night of Sept….

202209.01
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China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Demands U.S. Response

Nina Shea & Katrina Lantos Swett RealClear Politics Original article American doctors go to great lengths to maintain the highest ethical standards as they work to save thousands of desperately ill patients waiting for an organ match, as underscored in recent reporting of innovative transplant experiments using genetically modified pig hearts. China’s transplant sector, unconstrained…

202207.29
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Forced Organ Harvesting in China: Human Beings as a Material Resource

Rick Plasterer Juicy Ecumenism July 29, 2022 Original article The practice of forced organ harvesting, in which in which persecuted religious minorities in China are killed for their vital organs, was the focus of two events at the recent International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington on June 29-30. In a preliminary event, Nina Shea, Senior…

202207.27
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CSI Appeals to UN for Genocide Prevention in Nigeria

Joel Veldkamp Christian Solidarity International July 27, 2022 Original article ZURICH – Today, Dr. John Eibner, the president of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), wrote to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging the UN to fulfill its mandate to prevent genocide in Nigeria. Eibner also expressed his concern about the lack of a reply to a…