A statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn at the Jeoldu-san martyrs' shrine in Seoul, South Korea (photo: Rabanus Flavus|Wikipedia| / CC BY-SA 3.0) Peter Pinedo/CNA World September 11, 2023 The Vatican ...

The Vatican will dedicate a new statue of the patron ... the first bishop of Seoul. Despite an ongoing vicious persecution, Kim returned to Korea to evangelize his homeland. He was only 25 years ...