SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik said Saturday that Pope Francis has sent a message of peace for the Korean Peninsula, which will be announced on the 70th armistice anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War. You, who serves as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy of the Holy See, said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik said Friday the possibility of Pope Francis’ trip to North Korea depends on the communist country. “Everything depends on North Korea. But I understand there has been no response from the North,” the cardinal said when asked during a press conference in Seoul about the [...]
VATICAN, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik became the fourth South Korean cardinal in an appointment ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday. You, 70, was sworn in at St. Peter’s Basilica at 4 p.m. as one of 20 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis. The appointment was announced in May. He was [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will appoint 21 new cardinals in August, including South Korean archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik, according to news reports Sunday. You, 70, has been serving as Prefect for the Congregation for Clergy overseeing matters regarding priests and deacons since June 2021. He will be [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung retired as the Catholic archbishop of Seoul and apostolic administrator of Pyongyang on Tuesday, after more than nine years of service in the post. Appointed as the archbishop of Seoul in May 2012, Yeom went on to serve in the post for about nine years. [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Late South Korean Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk’s decision to donate his cornea has increased public interest in post-mortem organ donation. Cheong passed away at the age of 89 on April 27 at a Seoul hospital where he had been hospitalized since February due to an unspecified ailment. The Catholic [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans bade farewell Saturday to the country’s second Roman Catholic Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk in a funeral Mass at Seoul’s landmark cathedral. Cheong, who was given the title of cardinal in 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI, died Tuesday night at a Seoul hospital at the age of 89. [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Long lines were seen at Seoul’s landmark cathedral Wednesday as South Korean Catholics offered their prayers and bid farewell to the late Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk. Cheong, who was given the title of cardinal in 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI, passed away Tuesday night at the age of 89. [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, former Catholic archbishop of Seoul, died Tuesday, Catholic officials said. He was 89. Cheong passed away of old age at 10:15 p.m. at a Seoul hospital for treatment, according to officials. He had been hospitalized since February due to an unspecified ailment. For years, he [...]