Tag: South Korea

Pope Francis, right, kisses a girl as he arrives with the popemobile to celebrate a mass and the beatification Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung, born in 1759, was among the earliest Catholics on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope urges “fraternal” dialogue with China, others

Nicole Winfield · August 17, 2014 4:10 am

A Chinese priest holds up a bible during a mass at the 400-year-old Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Chinese Catholics on Friday cheered Pope Francisâ visit to neighboring South Korea, saying they hoped his trip to their region would help end the estrangement between Beijing and the Vatican. However, Chinaâs entirely state-run media imposed a virtual news blackout on his visit, ensuring the public at large would know little about Francisâ activities. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Who stopped China Catholics going to South Korea?

Christopher Bodeen · August 16, 2014 1:54 pm

Pope Francis, right, kisses a girl as he arrives with the popemobile to celebrate a mass and the beatification Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung, born in 1759, was among the earliest Catholics on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Huge crowds greet pope at martyr beatification

Nicole Winfield · August 16, 2014 4:14 am

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)

S. Koreans express pride, surprise at pope visit

Youkyung Lee · August 16, 2014 4:11 am

Japanese men clad in outdated military costume march in to pay respects to the country's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014.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)

China, S. Korea blast Japan’s war shrine visits

Yuri Kageyama · August 16, 2014 1:04 am

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)

Papal visit underscores religious divide in Koreas

Eric Talmadge · August 15, 2014 10:21 am

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)

Pope makes tough sell on materialism in SKorea

Nicole Winfield · August 15, 2014 4:02 am

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)

Pope’s South Korea visit brings China opportunity

Christopher Bodeen · August 15, 2014 2:09 am

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

Pope’s small car fascinates South Koreans

Youkyung Lee · August 14, 2014 1:15 pm

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: "Deposit interest, the lowest 2.6 percent - the highest 4.1 percent." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea cuts key rate for 1st time in 15 months

Youkyung Lee · August 14, 2014 8:21 am

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)

Martyrs and peace with Pyongyang top pope’s agenda

Nicole Winfield · August 13, 2014 2:34 pm

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)

Korean martyrs’ descendants feel pride and burden

HyungJin Kim · August 12, 2014 8:32 am