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South Korean Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, retired archbishop of Seoul, died April 27, 2021, at the age of 89. He is pictured at a news conference in Seoul Feb. 27, 2006. (Credit: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters via CNS.)
South Korean Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, retired archbishop of Seoul, died April 27 at the age of 89.
ROME South Korean Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, retired archbishop of Seoul, died April 27 at the age of 89.
During more than 40 years as a bishop, he devoted particular care to promoting respect for all human life, opposing abortion and supporting a wide variety of programs designed to work with and care for persons with disabilities, the poor and disadvantaged.