Pope Francis meets Cardinal Zen

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun, visiting the Vatican to attend the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Thursday, meets Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, as Vatican reported, has met Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, visiting Rome for the occasion of the funeral of Benedict XVI. The meeting took place on Friday in Casa Santa Marta, the Pope’s residence in the Vatican

The ninety-year-old Chinese prelate was created a cardinal by the Pope Emeritus in 2006.

“It was wonderful, Pope Francis was warm,” Cardinal Zen reportedly said after the meeting.