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Thousands pay tribute to South Korean cardinal Cardinal Nicholas Cheong jin-suk died last week at the age of 89 Updated: May 03, 2021 09:29 AM GMT Trending People visit Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul to pay their last respects to Cardinal Nicholas Cheong jin-suk, the former archbishop of Seoul Archdiocese during the five-day mourning period. (Photo: Archdiocese of Seoul) More than 50,000 South Koreans from various religions and walks of life visited Myeongdong Cathedral in the capital Seoul to ...

By Kwak Yeon-soo Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, former archbishop of Seoul, passed away late Tuesday at the age of 89. Cheong, who became Koreas second cardinal after the late Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, had been receiving treatment for various age-related ailments, according to officials of the Catholic Church. He was hospitalized at St. Marys Hospital in Seoul in February due to his frail condition. Cheong was in a critical condition due to several illnesses, but opted not to receive li...