Vatican approves beatification cause of priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Credit: Xosema (CC BY-SA 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 7, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Seoul announced that it has received authorization from the Vatican, or “nihil obstat,” to initiate the beatification cause of the priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea.According to the Vatican news agency Fides, Father Leo Bang Yu-ryong (1900–1986) will be recognized as a servant of God. With this permission, the archdiocese will be able to…