Essay: Kim Jong-un’s decade in power – Starvation, repression and brutal rule – just like his father and grandfather
In an article first published on The Conversation, SUNG-YOON LEE, professor of Korean Studies at Tufts University in the US, looks at King Jong-un’s 10 years as North Korean leader…
Essay: War and soldiers have changed over a century. Chaplains remain a powerful force.
As the US marks Veterans Day and Remembrance Day is marked around the world, JOE DRAPE, author of a new book on US Korean War chaplain Rev Emil Kapaun, says that, in a day when soldiers are often not religiously affiliated, chaplains still make connections across faiths…
Kansas priest considered for sainthood is buried in Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, USAP Thousands of people turned out Wednesday in Wichita to honour a Kansas priest as he was laid to rest 70 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War. Mourners filled Hartman Arena for a funeral service for Rev Emil Kapaun and later lined streets to watch […]
Remains of US priest who died in Korean War identified
Wichita, Kansas AP The remains of a US priest who is being considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church for his ministry during the Korean War have been identified, US military officials said. Rev Emil Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, died on 23rd May, 1951, as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. The […]
Churches call for steps towards peace on the Korean Peninsula
Churches from across the world have joined in calling for steps to be taken towards peace on the Korean Peninsula in a statement released on Monday ahead of the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War this week. In a joint ‘Ecumenical Peace Message’, church ecumenical organisations from across the world called for […]
Global 70 day prayer campaign for the Korean Peninsula to kick off in March
A global 70 day campaign of prayer for peace on the Korean Peninsula will kick off in March, coinciding with this year marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The campaign, which was launched with events this week hosted by the World Council of Churches in Geneva as well as organisations […]
NORTH KOREA: ONE FAMILY’S STORY OF IMPRISONMENT AND TORTURE, BECAUSE OF THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH
As North Korea’s missile testing focuses the world’s attention on Kim Jong-un’s regime, one woman’s story shows how harshly families are treated when they refuse to follow his authoritarian rules. World Watch Monitor reports…