Relics of Korean Martyrs ID'ed

The relics of three of Korea’s oldest Catholic martyrs have been identified with DNA testing. https://t.co/e44csQC8he

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) September 1, 2021

Lost Its Charm?

CNA/CWR: Church in South Korea growing, slowly

Like many countries, South Korea’s Catholic population is aging. About one in five South Korean Catholics are over the age of 65, and only 8.5% of Catholics are age 19 or under. A total of 14% of priests are over the age of 65.

Over That Mountain 저 산 너머

The life of Stephen Cardinal Kim 김수환. (Infogalactic)



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Roman Catholicism in Korea

THREAD: The Roman Catholic Church in Korea (Cheonjugyo // 천주교)

Table of Contents

1. Background // Before Christianity
2. Introduction of Christianity
3. Persecution
4. 20th Century Korea
5. Today
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Orthodox Korea: DL for April 5, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Commentary to the Orthodox World of How the Moscow Patriarchate Tramples on Church Canons and Undermines Orthodox Unity in Korea

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Orthodoxy in Korea

Lazarus Saturday

"Axios"

OrthoChristian: Ethnic Korean bishop appointed for Russian Church’s Korean Diocese

Hanbok!

Byz, TX: EP makes fourth visit to South Korea

Confirmation?

Or the start of one? For a prediction I made here about the Church in Korea...

While the overall population of South Korea rose slightly in 2015, the number of baptisms in the Catholic Church declined, the country’s bishops have said.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, April 1, 2016

Uhmerica, Dragging the Rest of the World Down

When did pole dancing become a legitimate "art" or form of "dance"? Do Koreans not know its origin?

She must have practiced a lot!

Posted by Soompi on Thursday, February 18, 2016

Have you watched the original The Good Wife?

Posted by Soompi on Thursday, February 18, 2016

Prediction: assuming there are no major Earth-changing events in the next 10 years, the growth of the Korean Catholic Church will slow and reverse. Even if there is a global economic meltdown, the Korean wave may dissipate to some extent, but the changes to Korean mass media and pop culture have already been done and Korean television dramas will remain for a while, even if the number of idol singers decreases.

A Thaw...

South Korea's Catholic Church announced on Monday it had reached agreement with North Korea to send priests there on "a regular basis."

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, December 7, 2015

At Least They Probably Won't Be Imprisoned

Five South Korean Catholic bishops left for Pyongyang on December 1, to discuss repairs to North Korea’s Changchung Cathedral and expanding interactions between South and North Korean Catholics.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, December 2, 2015

More on The Priests 검은 사제들

A Perspective on the Extraordinary Synod

Salt + Light TV interviewed Bishop Peter Kang U-il of Jeju, Korea.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, October 10, 2015

Sanitized presentation of events? Elsewhere on the FB page...

From inside the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family: Interview with Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (Iraq) Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, October 9, 2015

English Group "D" was moderated by Cardinal Collins of Toronto and reported by Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia. "...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, October 10, 2015

First, There's the Title of the Article

Then the actual thing being promoted. Shouldn't Korean Catholics be focusing more on other things, given the state of the Church in that country? It's not all that healthy.

Inspired by the recent encyclical of Pope Francis, Laudato Si the young people of the diocese of Myeongdon Seoul have...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Commemorative Stone

A stone was placed in a ceremonial plaza in downtown Seoul on Sunday to commemorate Pope Francis' visit to South Korea...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, August 24, 2015

One Year Later

A year has already pass since Pope Francis’ visit to Korea, bringing a message of love and peace during his five-day...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Missed This

April 19-25, 2015. The Ricci Institute recently hosted Dr. James B. Lewis, University Lecturer in Korean history and...

Posted by The Ricci Institute on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

April 23, 2015. Dr. James Lewis, University Lecturer in Korean history and Fellow of Wolfson College at Oxford,...

Posted by The Ricci Institute on Tuesday, May 5, 2015