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Seoul paves the way for World Youth Day 2027 with launch event

August 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Celebrants gathered at the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, as part of the launch event for World Youth Day 2027. / Credit: Korean Culture and Information Service via Wikimedia Commons

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 1, 2024 / 10:47 a… […]

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16 priests, 25 deacons ordained in Seoul, site of World Youth Day 2027

February 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Sixteen new priests were ordained Feb. 1–2, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. / Credit: Archdiocese of Seoul

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 6, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taek of Seoul recently ordained 16 new priests and 25 new deacon… […]

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Archbishop to invite young North Koreans to next World Youth Day in Seoul

November 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

World Youth Day pilgrims in Panama City from the Archdiocese of Seoul. / Jonah McKeown/CNA.

Rome Newsroom, Nov 23, 2023 / 07:45 am (CNA).
The archbishop of Seoul has said that he wants to invite young North Koreans to the Catholic Church’s next… […]

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The challenges facing South Korea in organizing the next World Youth Day

August 12, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

A group of South Koreans pray at World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú / ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 12, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).
A Mexican missionary in South Korea, a priest from the Diocese of Seoul,… […]

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Recently baptized Korean woman comes to WYD to get to know Catholic community

August 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Justina, a young Korean woman who was recently baptized and entered the Catholic Church, explained that she decided to participate in World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon “for many reasons. But I really wanted to see the pope.” / Credit: ACI Prensa/Yo… […]

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South Korea’s Catholic bishops pray for Halloween crowd surge victims

October 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Rome Newsroom, Oct 31, 2022 / 04:40 am (CNA).
Catholic bishops in South Korea have offered condolences to the bereaved families of the more than 150 people killed in a crowd surge during Halloween festiviti… […]

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South Korean shrine celebrates designation as international pilgrimage site

January 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

The Haemi Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine near Seosan, South Korea. / Public Domain.

Haemi, South Korea, Jan 14, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A shrine honoring South Korea’s Catholic martyrs has celebrated its designation as an international pilgrimage site… […]

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Pope Francis receives cross made from barbed wire from North Korean border

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

South Korean President Moon Jae-in presents the cross to Pope Francis at the Vatican, Oct. 29, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis received a cross made from barbed wire from the demilitarized zone th… […]

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Pope Francis to meet leaders of the US, India and South Korea in the next 24 hours

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis, pictured Oct. 15, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. / null

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2021 / 02:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has a packed schedule over the next 24 hours as he meets the leaders of three countries who, when taken tog… […]

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Pope Francis appoints new archbishops for Seoul and Nairobi

October 28, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick. / cbck.or.kr.

Vatican City, Oct 28, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Thursday appointed new archbishops for the archdioceses of Seoul, South Korea, and Nairobi, Kenya.Bishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick, a member o… […]

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