The President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, and Pope Francis will meet on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. <\/p>\n
At the meeting with Pope Francis, he will present an invitation from North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, to the pope to visit his country.<\/p>\n
According to Bishop You Heung-Sik, it was the President of South Korea who influenced Kim in inviting the pope. <\/p>\n
MSGR. LAZARUS YOU HEUNG-SIK<\/strong> Bishop You Heung-Sik believes if the pope decides to visit North Korea, it could help bring further peace to a nation historically divided. <\/p>\n MSGR. LAZARUS YOU HEUNG-SIK<\/strong> According to World Watch Reports 2017, North Korea is one of the most dangerous countries for a Christian. <\/p>\n Benedict Rogers, founder of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, says Christians in North Korea have no religious freedom and suffer if caught practicing their faith.<\/p>\n BENEDICT ROGERS<\/strong> Kim Jong-un's invitation could be a step in beginning the process of establishing peace and more tolerance toward religion. <\/p>\n While in Rome, the president will also participate at a \u201cMass for Peace\u201d for the Korean Peninsula presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October 17, 2018. President of South Korea will present Pope Francis with an invitation from Kim Jong-un to visit North Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":27523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/C3_nM3AI-uY","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bbishopsouthkoreaeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bbishopsouthkoreaint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48822"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBishop of Daejeon (South Korea)
\n \u201cHe suggested that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, invite Pope Francis to North Korea, explaining its benefit. In response, Kim expressed his willingness to welcome him with open arms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBishop of Daejeon (South Korea)
\n\u201cA papal visit to North Korea would be meaningful and rewarding, enabling the two Koreas to coexist peacefully as one people under God's authority.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nEast Asia Team Leader for CSW
\n\u201cIf you are a Christian in North Korea and you are discovered to be a Christian; if you are found to possess a Bible in your home; if you are found to be meeting with other Christians to pray; you certainly will end up in a prison camp for probably for the rest of your life. In some cases you might be executed.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n