Blessed can’t even begin to describe the experience of getting to know Christ more through learning about and experiencing a new culture. Getting the opportunity to visit South Korea, the home of Skincare, Kpop, kimchi, our favourite Korean dramas and so much more, was itself a great privilege.
On September 20, the Church honors Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, who passed away on September 16, 1846, and Saint Paul Chong Hasang and Companions, who died between 1839 and 1867.
On September 20, the Church honors Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, who passed away on September 16, 1846, and Saint Paul Chong Hasang and Companions, who died between 1839 and 1867.
Some 300 Korean pilgrims visited the Vatican on the day of the blessing of a statue of the first priest and martyr of the Korean Church, now placed in a niche outside St Peter's Basilica. “Let us entrust to Saint Andrew Kim the dream of peace of the Korean Peninsula, which is always in my thoughts and prayers,” Francis said. The pope also urged young people to prepare for WYD in Seoul in 2027. They should be heard to prevent them from being “seduced by the false myths” when in fact their hearts “seek something else.”
Saint Andrew Kim Taegon (1821-1846) was a pioneer of human dignity, spreading the truth that all men and women are equal and have the same dignity, in a caste-ordered society