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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 14, 2026. Trump said May 11 he plans to discuss the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during his May 14-15 visit to China. However, he suggested the prominent Catholic and pro-democracy campaigner "caused a lot of bedlam." (OSV News photo/Evan Vucci, Reuters)

Catholics await word on Jimmy Lai as Trump meets Xi in Beijing

Paulina Guzik|May 14, 2026|5 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Trump said May 11, 2026, he plans to discuss the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during his upcoming visit to China; however, he suggested the prominent Catholic and pro-democracy campaigner "caused a lot of bedlam." (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Trump plans to discuss freedom of Jimmy Lai, Christian leaders detained in China

Madalaine Elhabbal|May 11, 2026|5 Min Read

Claire Lai, daughter of media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, who was found guilty in a Hong Kong court of national security charges, reacts during an interview in Washington Dec. 15, 2025. Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment Feb. 9, 2026. During his trial in December, he pleaded not guilty to all charges. (OSV News photo/Kevin Mohatt, Reuters)

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Jimmy Lai's daughter hopes for 'political solution' after devastating sentence

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 10, 2026|4 Min Read

Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul, is pictured in Hong Kong May 29, 2020. On Dec. 15, 2025, three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment Feb. 9, 2026. (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20-year imprisonment

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 9, 2026|4 Min Read

Claire Lai, a 29-year-old lawyer, is pictured in an undated photograph. (OSV News photo/courtesy Claire Lai)

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Jimmy Lai’s daughter provides latest update on her father: ‘It is very much about saving his life’

Catholic News Agency|Jan 13, 2026|4 Min Read

Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong Catholic and media entrepreneur, second from right, is pictured with his family Augustin, front, and in back from left, Teresa, Claire, and Sebastien. Following his Dec. 15, 2025, conviction under Hong Kong's draconian national security law, Lai faces the possibility of life in prison. For his daughter Claire, the trial of her father revealed Lai is first and foremost a man of unbroken faith, who trusts in the Lord in times of the impossible. (OSV News/courtesy Claire Lai)

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Daughter of Jimmy Lai: Don't let my father become a martyr for truth and for freedom

Paulina Guzik|Dec 19, 2025|9 Min Read

A prison van believed to be carrying Jimmy Lai, leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building Dec. 15, 2025, after the verdict in the trial of Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul. Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.(OSV News photo/Lam Yik, Reuters)

President, lawmakers call for Jimmy Lai's release after 'unjust conviction'

Kate Scanlon|Dec 16, 2025|3 Min Read

Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai, son Shun Yan and Cardinal Joseph Zen arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong, China, Dec. 15, 2025, for the verdict in the trial of Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul. Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.(OSV News photo/Lam Yik, Reuters)

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Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai convicted of national security offenses

Paulina Guzik|Dec 15, 2025|5 Min Read

Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul, is pictured in Hong Kong May 29, 2020. As reports spread that U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Lai when they met in South Korea Oct. 30, 2025, American theologian George Weigel told OSV News that Lai's "witness to human dignity and to basic human rights is an expression of his Catholic faith." (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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Vatican should join Trump's efforts for Jimmy Lai's release, says Catholic writer

Paulina Guzik|Nov 12, 2025|6 Min Read

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Explainer: Who is Jimmy Lai?

Catholic News Agency|Aug 25, 2025|4 Min Read

Police officers stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building in Hong Kong Aug. 15, 2025, for the closing submissions in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, a Catholic and founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. At the start of final submissions in his landmark trial on Aug. 18, Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor after health concerns had delayed proceedings the previous week. (OSV News photo/Lam Yik, Reuters)

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As Jimmy Lai's trial reaches final stretch, appeals grow to 'save him'

OSV News|Aug 18, 2025|3 Min Read

Jimmy Lai looks on as he leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong Feb. 1, 2021. (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Daniel Payne|Nov 20, 2024|3 Min Read

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