Saint Joseph Catholic Church

President Lee made his remarks at the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on June 14, at the conclusion of a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, the Korean prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy.

The president, a Protestant, also praised the Catholic Church in Korea. He said that the Church there “has always firmly supported the Korean people, respecting human dignity and promoting peace and solidarity in all the trials our society has faced.”

At the conclusion of his June 14 Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV expressed gratitude for his apostolic journey to Spain and closeness to victims of the Mindanao earthquake.

During his June 14 Angelus address (video), Pope Leo XIV emphasized that Jesus looks upon the world with compassion.

One of the martyrs, Father Karol Golda, S.D.B., was killed because he heard the confessions of German soldiers.

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, was the principal celebrant at the beatification Mass, which took place on June 6.

Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes that will provide direction to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors for a three-year trial period.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged European members of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (CNEWA profile), which is based in India, to treasure their ecclesial heritage.