Jimmy Lai’s wife, daughter meet Pope Leo XIV in Rome ahead of trial verdict
Teresa Lai greets Pope Leo XIV after the general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 12:48 pm (CNA).
The wife and daughter of imprisoned democracy activist and Catholic Jimmy Lai met Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Oct. 15, greeting the Holy Father ahead of the expected verdict in Lai’s yearslong trial in Hong Kong.
Teresa and Claire Lai spoke to Leo after the general audience on Wednesday, appearing in the formal black attire traditionally worn by women greeting the pope.
The 77-year-old Lai has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for years on what advocates have argued are political charges including fraud and participation in unauthorized protests.
A longtime free speech activist and human rights advocate, Lai — who converted to Catholicism in 1997 and who has spoken publicly about his faith on numerous occasions — was first arrested just over five years ago, in August 2020, on charges related to Hong Kong’s then-new national security law.
The former media mogul’s national security trial commenced in December 2023. Closing arguments in the trial occurred in August, but Lai’s son Sebastian said earlier this year that Lai was “not going to get sentenced until either [the] end of this year or the start of next year.”
Lai’s imprisonment has drawn criticism and rebuke from advocates around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier this year vowed to do “everything [he] can” to “save” the activist.
“[Lai’s] name has already entered the circle of things that we’re talking about,” Trump said in August.
Lai has also been the recipient of numerous accolades and awards since his imprisonment. In April the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced that he would be an honorary recipient of a 2025 Bradley Prize for being an “inspiration to all who value freedom.”
On Oct. 14, meanwhile, the International Press Institute named Lai a recipient of its 2025 World Press Freedom Hero award.
Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267175/jimmy-lais-wife-daughter-meet-pope-leo-in-rome-ahead-of-trial-verdict
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