SEOUL & DAEJEON, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Leo XIV has sent a rare message of congratulations to Seongsimdang (or Sungsimdang), a beloved bakery in the central city of Daejeon, praising its seven decades of business rooted in social solidarity and care for the poor. According to local reports, the message was delivered through Cardinal [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis wished for peace on the Korean Peninsula in a message sent to a special mass commemorating the 70th armistice anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War on Thursday. Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik read the message from the pope during a special mass commemorating the anniversary held at Myeongdong [...]
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 [...]
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, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The barbed wire in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, a symbol of the division of North and South Korea, has been remade into the peace cross. The city of Gimpo reported that the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry decided to give out peace crosses made with military barbed wire set [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis has once again expressed thanks to the South Korean Catholic church for contributing to the Vatican-led global campaign to provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries, the Archdiocese of Seoul said Wednesday. “I would like to thank you for the offering that you, on behalf of the faithful [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korean archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik has been named the new prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy of the Holy See, his possible role in arranging Pope Francis’ visit to North Korea is drawing attention from the Catholic community at home and abroad. On June 11, the [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis appointed the South Korean bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik as the new prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, the Vatican said Friday. You, 69, chief of the diocese of Daejeon, was also promoted to archbishop as he became the first South Korean to be appointed to a [...]
VATICAN, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis has expressed his willingness again to visit North Korea as he sympathized with the Korean people long separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, a senior South Korean bishop said Monday. The pope made the remarks during a meeting in the Vatican with Lazarus You Heung-sik, who heads [...]