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Catholic faithful pray during a mass and the beatification of Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions celebrated by Pope Francis at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung who was born in 1759 was among the earliest Catholics on the peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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S. Koreans express pride, surprise at pope visit

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Japanese men clad in outdated military costume march in to pay respects to the country's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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China, S. Korea blast Japan’s war shrine visits

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Pope Francis is greeted by the faithful upon his arrival for the Mass of Assumption of Mary at a stadium in Daejeon, south of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. North Korea has Catholics. It even has a Catholic church. But while Pope Francis is being welcomed by millions of South Korean Catholics, Christianity has been largely quashed north of the border and as a string of recent arrests suggest would-be missionaries there face severe risks amid a North-South religious divide that is perhaps wider than ever. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
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Papal visit underscores religious divide in Koreas

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Pope Francis walks with his pastoral staff as he arrives to celebrate a mass at a soccer stadium in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Tens of thousands of Asian Catholics gave a boisterous welcome to Pope Francis on Friday as he celebrated his first public Mass in South Korea, a country with a small but growing church that is seen by the Vatican as a model for the rest of the world.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope makes tough sell on materialism in SKorea

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A child peers out near a cross on a gate of the Wangfujing Catholic Church in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Pope Francis' greeting to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he flew to South Korea early Thursday was a rare cordial exchange between the sides that have no diplomatic relations and are embroiled in a sometimes bitter contest for authority. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Pope’s South Korea visit brings China opportunity

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Pope Francis waves from a car after his arrival in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. As Francis became the first pope in 25 years to visit South Korea on Thursday, Seoul's never-timid rival, North Korea, made its presence felt by firing three short-range projectiles less than an hour before he arrived, officials said. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Jun-hee) KOREA OUT
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Pope’s small car fascinates South Koreans

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A woman walks past an advertisement for a bank's interest rate in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. South Korea's central bank, Bank of Korea, cut its key interest rate for the first time in 15 months on Thursday, providing support to an economy dragged down by the shock of a ferry sinking that killed hundreds of teenagers. The banner reads:
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S. Korea cuts key rate for 1st time in 15 months

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Visitors take their souvenir photos near pictures of Pope Francis at a bookstore in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a five-day trip to South Korea, starting Aug. 14 to participate in a Catholic youth festival and to preside over a beatification ceremony for 124 Korean martyrs. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Martyrs and peace with Pyongyang top pope’s agenda

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HOLD FOR USE WITH STORY SLUGGED SOUTH KOREA POPE MARTYRS BY HYUNG-JIN KIM, The Rev. Park Geun Tae speaks to a reporter during an interview at a Seoul Catholic church in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Korean martyrs’ descendants feel pride and burden

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People walk past banners welcoming Pope Francis on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a five-day trip to South Korea, starting Aug. 14 to participate in a Catholic youth festival and to preside over a beatification ceremony for 124 Korean martyrs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Pope kicks off Asia missionary boost in SKorea

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