SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul has made a public apology for the recent controversy over possible transactions of the remains of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first native Korean Catholic priest. “We apologize to all people who are concerned about recent news on relics of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon,” [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Part of the remains of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first native Korean Catholic priest, have been insidiously shared by local Catholic churches and individuals for decades, a report showed Tuesday, reigniting a controversy over the preservation and transactions of relics of Catholic saints. The report was published in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Catholic Church of South Korea will begin celebrations of the 200th birth anniversary of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first native Catholic priest of Korea, next week. Born on Aug. 21, 1821, in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, about 100 kilometers south of Seoul, Kim was ordained a priest [...]