South Korea

The catholic dental care group faced financial hardship due to a drop in volunteers and a shortage of funds.

The Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea, apologized after putting a relic of St. Andrew Kim Taegon on sale on an e-commerce site.

Pope Francis elevated Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, to the rank of Cardinal, together with 20 others. 

South Korea's Seoul Archdiocese commissioned two missionary priests for international service. The priests' assignments were in Mexico and Taiwan.

The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea established a religious school for grandparents to prepare them to be faithful teachers to their grandchildren.

A Filipino bishop thanked a South Korean missionary for his service to the poor in the country.

Dr Kim Yong-Bock, a doyen of Asian ecumenism and prominent theologian, died on April 7, in Seoul, South Korea.

"Serve with a pure heart, love the community, and work for the pleasure of the Korean people."

Pope Francis appointed Father Simon Kim Jong-Gang as the new bishop of the Diocese of Cheongju on March 19, 2022.

The Archbishop of Seoul, Jeong Sun-taek, issued a Lenten pastoral letter with the theme "Reconcile with God now is a very gracious time" based on 2 Corinthians 5:20; 6: 2.

The Catholic Church’s Commission for Social Services for the Poor in the Seoul Archdiocese feeds 800 homeless, elderly, sick, and disabled people at Myongdong Restaurant in Seoul, South Korea.

A group of 60 Chinese Christian refugees in South Korea are liable to face extradition after courts rejected their asylum applications.

Seoul Archdiocese in South Korea on January 28 ordained 23 new priests including three from missionary orders at Myeongdong Cathedral in the capital Seoul.

A group of media bodies in South Korea—SIGNIS Seoul / Korea, Catholic Press Council, and Catholic Newspaper Publishers Association—has united as Catholic Communication Association (CCA).

An Irish missionary priest has been named “Immigrant of the Year” in South Korea for his work with workers in the country’s poor communities.

Catholic Church leaders in South Korea have expressed their opposition to a proposal to legislate same sex-marriage even as they supported an anti-discrimination bill that recognizes the existence of genders other than male and female.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in lauded the Catholic community in the country for taking swift action at the start of the new coronavirus outbreak in late February.

The number of Catholics in South Korea increased by less than 50,000 in 2019, continuing a trend of slowing growth after a peak following the 2014 apostolic visit by Pope Francis to the country.