In 2015, Bishop Timothy Yu celebrated the priesthood ordination Mass of 10 Jesuits. Six years later, on 30 June, in Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, Bishop Yu ordained only one Jesuit to the priesthood, Fr Park Min-woong Joseph SJ. In his … Continued
While writing and keeping the memory of the Society has been a long-standing practice since the time of the generalate of St Ignatius, the Archives remains to be a special mission, for archiving entails some specialisation and a level of … Continued
In the beginning of 2021 even in the midst of the pandemic, two Korean Jesuits took their Final Vows, through which they have been definitively incorporated in the Society of Jesus. On 4 January, Fr Kim Youn-su Stefano SJ made … Continued
In February 2010, the Korean Province founded the Jesuit Research Center for Advocacy and Solidarity (Jesuit Research Center) in order to support field activities and research for justice, peace, and integrity of creation. Recently, the Jesuit Research Center commemorated its … Continued
Rev Hwang Chang-yon, a parish priest and famous YouTuber, had already insisted several years ago that the Church should be built in cyberspace. In a pandemic era, where many churches have been shuttered, his remark has taken on a renewed … Continued
On 1 July, five Jesuits in the Korean Province were ordained as priests. They are Fr Kim Hak-joon Michael, Fr Kim Min-ho Martino, Fr Kim Woo-jung Stephen, Fr Kim Hyun-jhik Thomas, and Fr Oh Hyun-cheol Francis. The ordination Mass was … Continued
Local superiors, directors of each apostolate committee, and former major superiors of the Korean Jesuit Province gathered at the Jesuit Apostolic Center in Seoul on 1 May to give thanks to the previous leadership and welcome the new. Because of … Continued
On 3 April, Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ appointed Fr Kim Yong-su Paschal SJ as the new Provincial of the Korean Province. He will succeed Fr Chong Che-chon John SJ who has served as Provincial for six years from September … Continued
“The past,” Faulkner warned “is never dead”, nor is it really past. Until we break down the barrier of division and fear that goes back many generations, no new bridges of hope can be built. Ever since General Congregations 35 … Continued
The Japan and Korean Provinces of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the diaconate of Japanese Scholastic Obedientia Murayama Hyōe SJ and Korean Scholastic Oh Hyun-cheol Francis SJ. They were ordained on 7 March by Tokyo Archbishop Fr … Continued