Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the few actors ...

Columban missionary priest Daniel Kiback, who presided over the Holy Mass, said the martyred priests lived in Korea and gave ...

But by 1910 Japan colonized Korea. Korea was liberated in 1945 when the Allied Forces defeated Japan, but was soon divided into North and South Koreas. Catholics in the Communist North Korea were met ...

said Catholics continue to pray for peace and hope but that “hope is fading” for reunification between the two East Asian countries. The South Korean government said Monday that North Korea is ...

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is Catholic, has urged Francis to visit North Korea, saying a papal visit to Pyongyang would help build peace on the Korean peninsula. When he met ...

is expected to visit South Korea in 2027 for World Youth Day, and hopes are rising within the Korean Catholic community that he may also attempt a historic visit to North Korea. According to the ...