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Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul, South Korea, at a Feb. 25, 2014 press conference in Rome.

Pope Francis to new cardinal: 'I love Korea'

Feb 26, 2014

By Jan Bentz

During the Feb. 23 Mass of Thanksgiving for the creation of new cardinals, Pope Francis offered words of affection for... Read more

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Report finds Catholic population growing in South Korea

Jun 12, 2013

Recent statistics indicate that the Catholic population in South Korea has increased over the past year.  Read more

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