south korea – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:30:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4 From Kiwi to Korean over 50 years https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2015/11/27/from-kiwi-to-korean-over-50-years/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2015/11/27/from-kiwi-to-korean-over-50-years/#respond Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:00:38 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=11984 by ROWENA OREJANA When newly ordained Columban missionary Fr Robert John Brennan stepped onto Korean soil 50 years ago, South Korea was far from the bustling global economic powerhouse that it is now. In 1965, the nation was reeling from the ravages of more than 30 years of Japanese occupation, the war between North and

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2015/11/27/from-kiwi-to-korean-over-50-years/feed/ 0 Pope ends Korean visit with call for peace and reconciliation https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/08/18/pope-ends-korean-visit-with-call-for-peace-and-reconciliation/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/08/18/pope-ends-korean-visit-with-call-for-peace-and-reconciliation/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2014 03:18:26 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=7997 by NZ CATHOLIC staff Seoul, South Korea — Pope Francis ended his first trip to Asia with a Mass for peace and reconciliation in Seoul’s Myeong-dong cathedral during which he prayed for the grace of healing and unity on the divided Korean peninsula. The Pope challenged Koreans “firmly to reject a mindset shaped by suspicion,

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/08/18/pope-ends-korean-visit-with-call-for-peace-and-reconciliation/feed/ 0 Pope meets and honors Korean laypeople, religious and disabled https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/08/18/pope-meets-and-honors-korean-laypeople-religious-and-disabled/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/08/18/pope-meets-and-honors-korean-laypeople-religious-and-disabled/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:00:26 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=7987 By Francis X. Rocca KKOTTONGNAE, South Korea (CNS) — Pope Francis visited a set of Korean Catholic institutions exemplifying some of his highest priorities for the church, including engagement of laypeople and dedication to the needy. The pope’s Aug. 16 visit to the hilltop complex of the Kkottongnae community, about 60 miles south of Seoul,

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/08/18/pope-meets-and-honors-korean-laypeople-religious-and-disabled/feed/ 0 Kim Dae-jung, first Catholic president of South Korea, dies at 85 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/08/27/kim-dae-jung-first-catholic-president-of-south-korea-dies-at-85/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/08/27/kim-dae-jung-first-catholic-president-of-south-korea-dies-at-85/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2521 SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) South Korean religious leaders have expressed sorrow over the death of Kim Dae-jung, the country’s first Catholic president. Kim was hospitalised in Seoul July 13 with pneumonia. He died on Aug. 18. He was 85. Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk of Seoul issued a condolence message soon after Kim’s death was announced,

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