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Sculpture of Korea’s First Catholic Priest to be Erected in Vatican

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A sculpture of Korea’s first Catholic priest, St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon (1821-1846), will be erected on the exterior wall of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea said Friday. Preparations have been under way since Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik‘s proposal for Kim’s statue was [...]

Remains of Korea’s First Catholic Priest to be Enshrined in Burkina Faso

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Part of the remains of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first native Korean Catholic priest, will be enshrined in an African country, the Catholic church here said Wednesday. Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, the archbishop of Seoul, handed over the relic to Monsignor Julien Kabore, charge d’affaires of the Apostolic [...]