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Archbishop Gallagher Holds Mass at Seoul’s Shrine for Early Korean Martyrs

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states, has held a Mass in Seoul in memory of early Korean martyrs, the Seoul Archdiocese said Wednesday. The Mass took place Tuesday at the Seosomun Shrine, which commemorates early Korean martyrs, with Archbishop of Seoul Peter Chung [...]

Remains of 1st Korean Catholic Martyrs Recovered 2 Centuries After Deaths

JEONJU, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of three people known as the first Korean Catholic martyrs have been recovered in Wanju two centuries after their deaths, the Diocese of Jeonju said Wednesday. The remains were identified as those of Paul Yun Ji-chung and James Kwon Sang-yeon, who were beheaded in 1791, and Yun’s [...]