Teresa and Claire Lai greeted Leo after the general audience on Wednesday, appearing in the black attire traditionally worn by women greeting the pope.

Lai, whose mother was Canadian and whose twin sister lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake, is facing life imprisonment under the Beijing-imposed national-security law

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for the immediate release of Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned Hong Kong democracy advocate and founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily.

During his Asian trip, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping would include the subject of Taiwan. Additionally, Trump advocated for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai,

Letter signed by bipartisan group of 38 US senators urges US president to secure Lai’s release and put human rights back on the agenda.

The Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday issued a stern warning to certain US politicians,