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9:00 Meeting with seven leaders from Korea’s’ major religions at the Archdiocese of Seoul

2014-08-17 17:55

Pope urges Asian youth to help the poor

Our prayers (3)

U.S. President Barack Obama criticized Japan for not sincerely apologizing to former wartime 'comfort women’ during the Japanese colonial era (1910-1945) at a news conference in Seoul last April. He expressed regret over Japan’s bare-faced denial of the thorny issue by saying Japan committed egregious forms of violence during the wartime era. He even held a meeting with some ...

2014-08-17 16:41

Pope Francis visits rehabilitation community

Pope Francis met hundreds of disabled people at a rehabilitation center in Kkottongnae, a facility dedicated to caring for people with severe disabilities in Eumseong, 131 kilometers south of Seoul, Saturday afternoon.

2014-08-16 19:31

Beatification ceremony features Korean elements

Alongside giant hanging picture of 124 martyrs, the beatification mass in downtown Seoul, Saturday, also featured uniquely Korean elements demonstrating the history of the nation's Catholic Church.

2014-08-16 13:30

Minor accidents reported during historic Mass in Seoul

Several accidents took place during a large-scale outdoor Mass Pope Francis hosted in central Seoul on Saturday morning to beatify 124 Korean martyrs.

2014-08-16 11:36

Pope beatifies 124 Korean martyrs in Gwanghwamun ceremony

The principle event of Pope Francis' Korea visit - the beatification ceremony for Paul Yun Ji-chung, Korea's first martyr executed in 1791, and his 123 companions - took place at a packed Gwanghwamun square more than 800,000 in attendance.

2014-08-16 11:15

Pope's translator

Since Pope Francis and President Park Geun-hye met at Seoul Air Port, Thursday, there has been a Korean aide translating the Holy Father’s every word.

2014-08-15 19:11

Holy Father, thank you for honoring pioneers of Korea's Church

A painting at Seoul's Myeongdong Cathedral shows Vatican's first beatification ceremony for Korean martyrs in 1925 in Rome./ Courtesy of Preparatory Committee for the Visitation of the Holy FatherBy Do Je-hae A wave of persecutions in the 18th and 19th centuries took the lives of almost 10,000 Catholic followers, considered to be in opposition to the social system o...

2014-08-15 19:06

Day 3, 4 Schedule

Day 3 8:55 Visit to the Catholic martyrs' shrine at Seosomun Historical Park10:00 Car parade in central Seoul; beatification mass for the martyrdom of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 others at Gwanghwamun square16:30 Visit to “Kkottongnae,” a welfare facility for the disable in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, south of Seoul18:30 Meeting with the Catholic Lay Apost...

2014-08-15 19:01

Healing the Soul

Pope Francis celebrated a Mass at Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Friday.

2014-08-15 18:44

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