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Bishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick.

Pope Francis appoints new archbishops for Seoul and Nairobi

Oct 28, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Seoul’s new archbishop is a Discalced Carmelite. Read more

Choi Woo-jin (L) and his sister Choi Seung-won (R) speak with CNA after delivering flowers to Pope Francis upon his arrival in Seoul, South Korea on Aug. 14, 2014.

Meeting the Pope was 'glorious,' recounts Korean altar boy

Aug 14, 2014

By Elise Harris

A young altar server and his sister who presented flowers to Pope Francis during the welcoming ceremony for his arrival... Read more

Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul, who will made a cardinal Feb. 22.

South Korea's cardinal-designate: a descendent of martyrs

Feb 6, 2014

Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, who will be given the red hat of a cardinal Feb. 22, is himself descended from... Read more

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The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022.

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In this aerial view, members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. According to reports, at least 46 people, who are believed migrant workers from Mexico, were found dead in an abandoned tractor trailer. Over a dozen victims were found alive, suffering from heat stroke and taken to local hospitals.

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A protest of the coup d'etat in Hpa-An, the capital of Karen State, Burma, on Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Ninjastrikers (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Amid Burma conflict, diocese bans two priests from political involvement

Pope Francis at a Mass for the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica, June 29, 2022.

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Pope Francis during his appearance for the Angelus in St. Peter's Square on June 29, 2022, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

Faith ‘is never a walk in the park,’ Pope Francis says on Peter and Paul feast

A photograph taken on June 28, 2022 shows charred goods in a grocery store of the destroyed Amstor mall in Kremenchuk, one day after it was hit by a Russian missile strike according to Ukrainian authorities.

Pope Francis condemns ‘barbaric attack’ on Ukraine mall

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Pope Francis at a Mass for the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica, June 29, 2022.

Pope Francis on the feast of Peter and Paul: Care for the vulnerable

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Ortega government orders dissolution of Missionaries of Charity in Nicaragua

Pope Francis during his appearance for the Angelus in St. Peter's Square on June 29, 2022, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

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Windows were smashed at St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington, on June 28, 2022.

VIDEO: Watch violent vandalism attack on Catholic church in Washington state