A senior Hong Kong priest regarded as close to Beijing has cancelled a planned visit to Rome after details of the trip were leaked to the press.
Father Peter Choi Wai-man, 66, vicar general of Hong Kong, had been scheduled to travel with Cardinal John Tong Hon, the emeritus bishop of Hong Kong, to meet Pope Leo XIV on 4 October.
The pair were to be part of a delegation of 12. According to the National Catholic Register, tickets had already been purchased and the group were “coming with an agenda.”
