Apr 01, 2009 Vescovi coreani: il cardinale Kim “pilastro” per la Chiesa e per la società
L’Assemblea di primavera della Conferenza episcopale della Corea del Sud dedica un messaggio al cardinale scomparso il 16 febbraio. L’invito a tutti i fedeli del Paese “a seguir passo dopo passo il suo esempio, che ha infuso il coraggio e la speranza dell’amore ai cuori di molte persone”.
Feb 23, 2009 Beloved 'Asian John XXIII' laid to rest in Korea
Despite chilly weather, some 10,000 Mass people attended the funeral mass at Myeongdong Cathedral Friday. Most had to gather outside the church where large screens showed the liturgy. All national TV stations telecast the one-and-a-half-hour service.
Feb 20, 2009 Cardinal Kim’s first miracle: pledged organ donations increase threefold
Today the ceremony of dressing the body will take place. The funeral is scheduled for 10 am tomorrow. Every day about 100,000 people, Catholics and non-Catholics, are filing by the cardinal’s casket in Myeongdong Catholic Cathedral to say their final farewell. Daejong bishop reminisces.
Feb 20, 2009 Il primo miracolo del card Kim: in Corea triplicati i donatori di organi
Il rito della vestizione della salma. Domani mattina alle 10 i funerali. Più di 100mila persone al giorno, cattolici e non, alla cattedrale dell’Immacolata per portare l’ultimo saluto al porporato. Il ricordo del vescovo di Daejong.
Feb 20, 2009 Centinaia di migliaia per l’ultimo saluto al card. Kim, padre della patria Per rendere omaggio alla s
Per rendere omaggio alla salma, la cattedrale di Seoul sarà aperta dalle 7 fino alla mezzanotte, per tutti questi giorni, fino ai funerali del 20 febbraio. Le condoglianze del segretario dell’Onu Ban Ki-moon. Il saluto del presidente Lee e dell’ex presidente Kim. Su espressa volontà del card. Kim, i suoi organi sono stati donati. Riconosciuto da tutti come uno dei protagonisti delle trasformazioni del Paese in questi decenni. Le sue ultime parole.
Feb 20, 2009 "Have We Mourned Like This Before?"
A century after his grandfather died in a Korean prison for the crime of being a Catholic, the prelate who led the church into the mainstream on the peninsula -- Seoul's Cardinal Stephen Kim -- was mourned by weeping thousands at a state funeral earlier today in the South's capital.
Feb 20, 2009 Humble, Solemn Farewell to a Great Spiritual Leader
Koreans bid a final farewell to the much beloved spiritual leader Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan in a modest funeral ceremony at Myeongdong Cathedral, central Seoul, Friday morning.
Feb 16, 2009 South Korea's first Roman Catholic cardinal dies
Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korea's first cardinal and a tireless advocate for democracy who stood up to a string of military dictators, died Monday. He was 86.
Feb 16, 2009 Cardinal Stephen Kim, 86, South Korea democracy advocate, dies
The first South Korean Roman Catholic cardinal, Stephen Kim, who used his pulpit as a platform to help bring down the country's authoritarian leaders and instill democracy, died Monday at the age of 86, a church official said.
Oct 04, 2008 Stephen Cardinal Kim in Critical Condition
Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan, a senior Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and former Archbishop of Seoul, is in critical condition, Chosun Ilbo reported.
Aug 04, 2006 Power to those who run the country well
Seoul’s emeritus archbishop urges candidates from the Grand National Party to accept the results of primary elections and avoid the mistakes of the past. He expresses harsh criticism of President’s Roh and his cool policy towards the United States.
Jul 30, 2006 Cardinal Kim Urges GNP Integrity in Presidential Poll
Cardinal Stephen Kim Su-hwan on Wednesday politely declined to endorse any particular candidate for the opposition Grand National Party for the next presidential election.
Dec 26, 2005 Cardinal Weeps Over Hwang Scandal
Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan publicly wept over a scandal surrounding cloning expert Prof. Hwang Woo-suk. Asked in a Christmas interview with the Pyeonghwa Shinmun and PBC how the Korean people can overcome damage from the scandal, Korea’s most senior Catholic spoke a few words with trembling lips and then dropped his head and remained silent for several minutes. The interview was taped last Friday.
Dec 26, 2005 Cardinal Laments Hwang’s Lies
Rev. Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, the nation’s sole cardinal to the Vatican, wipes away tears during an interview with The Pyeonghwa Shinmun on Dec. 16. During the interview, Kim described the scandal over stem cell pioneer Hwang Woosuk’s research as an embarrassment for South Korea.
Oct 30, 2005 Il cardinale e l'embrione
L’embrione e' chiaramente una vita umana, con una sua precisa dignita'”, ha ripetuto il cardinale Stephen Kim, arcivescovo emerito di Seul.
Oct 24, 2005 Una volta crollato, il valore della vita umana è difficile da ripristinare
Mentre gli scienziati coreani continuano i loro studi sugli embrioni umani, il Cardinale Stephen Kim, Arcivescovo emerito di Seoul, ha ribadito la posizione della Chiesa a riguardo, sottolineando che “l’embrione è chiaramente una vita umana, con una sua precisa dignità”.
Jun 05, 2005 “Giovanni Paolo II presto santo”
La Chiesa sudcoreana spera in un rapido processo di canonizzazione di Giovanni Paolo II e ricorda il papa che “con la sua opera ha aperto un fulgido futuro alla Chiesa e all’umanità”. Così il card. Stephen Kim Souhwan, in un recente incontro alla Cattedrale Myongdong di Seoul, ha espresso il desiderio di veder presto santo il defunto pontefice.
Jan 01, 2005 Stephen Cardinal Kim Su-hwan Offers Frank Look at His Life in Memoirs
The memoirs of a celebrated Korean clergyman were published Dec. 16 2004 under the humble title, "Cardinal Stephen Kim Su-hwan's Story," after having been serialized earlier in the Pyeonghwa Shinmun in 63 installments from May 2003 to this September.
Sept 15, 2004 Cardinal Opposes Security Law Repeal
Roman Catholic Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan said yesterday the National Security Law must be retained, although some revisions were required.