In Castelgandolfo at midday today, Benedict XVI received prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Benin, who have just completed their “ad limina” visit.
  The Pope began his address by noting how, over recent years, the bishops had “shown great evangelical courage in guiding the people of God through numerous difficulties, … showing pastoral concern for [...]

Saint Andrew Kim Taegon was a priest and St. Paul Chong Hasang was a lay person. These two martyrs represent 113 Catholics who died for their faith in Korea. They were proclaimed saints by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Korea in 1984.
Christianity reached Korea in the seventeenth century. It was brought [...]