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Cardinal George J. Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, greets visitors in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 7, 2024. (CNS/Pablo Esparza)

Vatican to hold first-ever conference of Christians and Confucians

Ishmael Adibuah|Jul 28, 2026|2 Min Read

This is an official image of the five patron saints chosen for the 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea, from left: Sts. Carlo Acutis, Frances Xavier Cabrini, St. Andrew Kim Taegon, Josephine Bakhita and John Paul II. The process of choosing the event's patron saints began in late 2024 and included a survey of young people, youth ministers and pastoral workers, followed by deliberations by the WYD organizing committee. (OSV News photo/courtesy of WYD Seoul 2027)

World

Patron saints named for World Youth Day 2027

Junno Arocho Esteves|Apr 28, 2026|2 Min Read

Pilgrims from South Korea wave flags and cheer as they participate in a Mass closing the Jubilee of Youth in Rome’s Tor Vergata neighborhood Aug. 3, 2025. (CNS/Pablo Esparza)

Pope Leo announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea

Catholic News Agency|Aug 4, 2025|2 Min Read

A young man from South Korea waves his country's flag before Pope Francis arrives for the closing Mass of World Youth Day at Tejo Park in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 6, 2023. At the end of Mass, the pope announced the next WYD will be held in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

World

WYD 2027 in South Korea to focus on courage, interreligious dialogue

Justin McLellan|Sep 24, 2024|4 Min Read

WYD

World

Seoul holds youth ceremony to set stage for WYD 2027

Elise Ann Allen|Aug 1, 2024|5 Min Read

WYD

World

U.S. Catholic Koreans already planning trip home for WYD in Seoul

OSV News|Aug 7, 2023|4 Min Read

People pay their respects Oct. 31, 2022, near the scene of an Oct. 29 crowd crush that killed more than 150 people during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea. (CNS photo/Kim Hong-ji, Reuters)

World

South Korean church leaders want inquiry after stampede, offer prayers

Catholic News Service|Oct 31, 2022|2 Min Read

Korean prelates are seen during the "Catholic Korea Peace Forum 2022: Breaking the Impasse to Advance Peace on the Korean Peninsula" at The Catholic University of America in Washington Oct. 5, 2022. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

World

Time for a new approach toward North Korea, peace conference proposes

Dennis Sadowski|Oct 7, 2022|5 Min Read

The sign of the Anti-Fake News center is pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, in this Nov. 1, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis asked members of Signis, a Catholic communicators association, to educate young people and help them understand how social media "become places of toxicity, hate speech and fake news. (CNS photo/Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters)

World

Pope Francis warns of toxicity in social media, calls for inclusion in digital space

Anian Christoph Wimmer|Jul 18, 2022|2 Min Read

Bishop Francis Hong Yong-ho is among 81 martyrs of the Korean War on the path to sainthood. He is pictured in an undated portrait. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea)

Faith

Bishops advance sainthood cause of 81 Korean War martyrs

Catholic News Service|Jun 9, 2022|2 Min Read

Some vintage photos of North Korean parishes are seen Nov. 24, 2015, inside the Myongdong Cathedral in Seoul, as a remembrance of the Catholic Church in North Korea. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Seoul)

World

Archbishop, 97, says he thinks church is growing secretly in North Korea

Catholic News Service|May 17, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a meeting at the Vatican Oct. 29, 2021. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Leaders raise idea of papal trips to North Korea, India

Cindy Wooden|Nov 1, 2021|3 Min Read

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