Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation (CPBC), the official media organization of the Catholic Church in Seoul, is celebrating its 30th anniversary of foundation by re-launching its role of proclaiming the Gospel message of peace in Korea.
Founded in 1988 in the Archdiocese of Seoul, Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation is a media network that is striving to offer the Good News to Koreans through the new trends in global communication. This multimedia channel has its own newspaper, radio and cable TV, launched in 1990 and 1995 respectively.
In keeping with the pastoral recommendations of Pope Francis, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, set up a Communications Commission headed by Bishop Benedict Hee-song Son. The Commission supervises the various communications sectors of the archdiocese, using them to improve communication between the Church and the Korean government. The Commission also directs a Catholic publishing house and a department that manages the archdiocese’s web portal.
The Catholic communications panorama in Seoul also includes the Catholic Times of Korea, a weekly newspaper that just celebrated its 90th birthday. In fact, it was founded by young lay Catholics in 1927, when Korea was under Japanese domination, with the aim of spreading the teachings of Christ.