Catholics in the Communist North Korea were met with oppression again, and most of them fled to the South. North Korea revived religions in 1988 with building the Changchung Catholic Church in ...
Rev. Jun Kwang-hun had participated in a thousands-strong anti-government protests two days before testing positive, raising fears of a massive outbreak in Seoul.
But the foot and vehicle traffic were sparse in the area on a recent weekday, a reflection of the dwindling church membership in South Korea. Even the Cheongshim Peace World Center, where mass ...
The Philadelphia native says this as someone whose been to North Korea more than 50 times, delivering medicine, since being sent as a missionary to South Korea ... the Catholic men’s fraternal ...
The trip also underscores a significant shift taking place inside the Catholic Church: its tilt to Asia. During his pontificate, Francis’ 44 previous foreign visits have included South Korea ...
In South Korea, Catholic churches in Daegu and Gwangju have suspended services and other gatherings, while churches elsewhere saw declines in attendance on Sunday, especially among the elderly.