Tag: South Korea
Graveyard sheds light on Kim Jong Un’s South Korean heritage
A remote graveyard on a resort island shows, Kim Jong Un has closer links to the South than he might like to admit
South Korea to swear in hawkish Yoon as president
Yoon stressed the need for a "firm military readiness posture at a time when the security situation on the Korean peninsula is critical"
Conservative Yoon wins tight South Korean presidential race
"This is a victory of the great South Korean people," Yoon Suk-yeol told cheering supporters
23 new priests ordained in South Korea’s Archdiocese of Seoul
The ordination of missionaries is a sign that the Church in Korea has become a "giving Church” from being a “receiving Church”
Seoul archbishop reiterates commitment to peace on Korean peninsula
The South Korean government expressed its appreciation for the efforts of the Archdiocese of Seoul in providing aid to North Korea
Chinese Christian group anxiously awaits asylum decision on South Korean island
60 members of the Shenzhen Mayflower Church fled to Jeju in 2019 to escape anti-religious propaganda
South Korean shrine celebrates designation as international pilgrimage site
The Vatican dicastery recognized the Haemi Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine as an international pilgrimage destination on March 1, 2021
Pope Francis thanks South Korean faithful for COVID relief fundraising
In a press statement, the Archdiocese of Seoul revealed that it sent the Vatican about US$1.4 million
Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, retires
Cardinal Yeom was appointed 13th archbishop of Seoul in May 2012 and in February 2014, he was appointed the third Korean cardinal
Pope Francis appoints new archbishop for Seoul
Bishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick, a member of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, has been an auxiliary bishop of Seoul since December 2013
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