New bishop succeeds in Hong Kong ?
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(Vatican Radio) A new bishop has succeeded in the Diocese of Hong Kong in continental China. Coadjutor Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung of Hong Kong became bishop after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal John Tong Hon, who stepped down having reached the canonical retirement age of 75 three years ago. Unlike an auxiliary bishop, a coadjutor bishop has the right to succession in the case of the retirement, resignation or death of the current bishop. Bishop Yeung, 71, whom Pope Francis had appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong on July 11, 2014, was nominated Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong on Nov. 13, last year. Bishop Yeung was born in Shanghai on 1 December 1945 into a Catholic family and arrived in Hong Kong when he was four. He worked for an export-import firm before entering the seminary in Hong Kong at the age of 26. He was ordained a priest on June 10, 1978. He completed studies in com...
(Vatican Radio) A new bishop has succeeded in the Diocese of Hong Kong in continental China. Coadjutor Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung of Hong Kong became bishop after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal John Tong Hon, who stepped down having reached the canonical retirement age of 75 three years ago.
Unlike an auxiliary bishop, a coadjutor bishop has the right to succession in the case of the retirement, resignation or death of the current bishop. Bishop Yeung, 71, whom Pope Francis had appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong on July 11, 2014, was nominated Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong on Nov. 13, last year.
Bishop Yeung was born in Shanghai on 1 December 1945 into a Catholic family and arrived in Hong Kong when he was four. He worked for an export-import firm before entering the seminary in Hong Kong at the age of 26. He was ordained a priest on June 10, 1978. He completed studies in communication (Syracuse, USA) and in philosophy and education (Harvard, USA). Since August 2003 he has been heading the local Caritas and serving as Vicar General since 2009. He was ordained auxiliary bishop in August 2014.
Cardinal Tong, who has retired, was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong by Pope St. John Paul II on September 13, 1996, and Coadjutor Bishop on January 30, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. He succeeded Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun as Bishop of Hong Kong on April 15, 2009, under Pope Benedict, who elevated him to the rank of a cardinal on February 18, 2012.
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Servant of God Nino Baglieri. / Credit: ANS/SalesiansACI Prensa Staff, May 8, 2024 / 17:53 pm (CNA).The diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of the Servant of God Nino Baglieri has been closed in Modica, a town in southern Sicily. Overcoming his bitterness due to his quadriplegic condition, Baglieri gave himself to the mission of evangelizing through the means available to him. The closing of the diocesan phase, according to the Salesian News Agency, took place on Sunday, May 5, in Mother of St. Peter church, where a solemn Eucharist was celebrated by Salvatore Rumeo, the bishop of Noto. In his homily, the prelate related that on May 5, 1951, Baglieri received baptism, "becoming a Christian."Regarding the servant of God, he emphasized that "prayer for Nino was everything: Despite his suffering, like a light that shines and burns, he managed to infect others with the meaning of true prayer."Addressing the servant of God in prayer, Rumeo said: "We are grateful t...