{"id":67404,"date":"2026-01-25T15:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=67404"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:05:34","slug":"bishop-in-overalls-cardinal-jan-korecs-witness-remembered-10-years-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/bishop-in-overalls-cardinal-jan-korecs-witness-remembered-10-years-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"\u300c\u4f5c\u696d\u7740\u306e\u53f8\u6559\u300d\uff1a\u30e4\u30fc\u30f3\u30fb\u30b3\u30ec\u30c4\u67a2\u6a5f\u537f\u306e\u8a3c\u3057\u3001\u6ca1\u5f8c10\u5e74\u3092\u7d4c\u3066\u5072\u3070\u308c\u308b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Cardinal J\u00e1n Chryzostom Korec. \/ Credit: Nitra Diocese Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2025 \/ 10:44 am (CNA). Cardinal J\u00e1n Korec, a Jesuit and secret bishop during the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, died 10 years ago on Oct. 24, 2015. He was 91. Even nonbelievers have recognized his life as a heroic testimony of faith.Born in democratic Czechoslovakia in 1924, Korec witnessed the imposition of communism in 1948. He joined the Society of Jesus and was ordained a priest. In 1951,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardinal J\u00e1n Chryzostom Korec. \/ Credit: Nitra Diocese Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2025 \/ 10:44 am (CNA). Cardinal J\u00e1n Korec, a Jesuit and secret bishop during the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, died 10 years ago on Oct. 24, 2015. He was 91. Even nonbelievers have recognized his life as a heroic testimony of faith.Born in democratic Czechoslovakia in 1924, Korec witnessed the imposition of communism in 1948. He joined the Society of Jesus and was ordained a priest. In 1951,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-67404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68583,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/apostolic-nuncio-to-germany-cardinal-von-galen-should-be-canonized\/","url_meta":{"origin":67404,"position":0},"title":"Apostolic nuncio to Germany: Cardinal von Galen should be canonized","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"11\u6708 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Blessed Clemens August von Galen. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of M\u00fcnster\/Domkapitular Gustav Albers (CC BY 2.5) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). 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