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All posts tagged "Pope"

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  Pope’s choice of Kia Soul as popemobile highlights down-to-earth leader

  (Yonhap) — Pope Francis’s use of the quirky Soul boxy compact by Kia Motors Corp as his popemobile clearly highlights the pontiff’s down-to-earth image and penchant to be one with ordinary people. Diplomatic, industry and religious sources...

  • Posted August 14, 2014
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  [WSJ] Not everyone welcomes the Pope: Protestants hold anti-Catholic rally

   Not everyone welcomes the Pope to South Korea. A group of Protestants held a demonstration on Tuesday, slamming the Roman Catholic Church as heretical. Organizers say about 10,000 people attended the event at...

  • Posted August 14, 2014
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  NK fires more rockets as Pope visits Seoul

  By Jun Ji-hye North Korea fired five short-range rockets into the East Sea on Thursday, while South Korea was welcoming Pope Francis to Seoul with his message of peace for the Korean Peninsula. According to the Joint...

  • Posted August 14, 2014
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  Park’s efforts result in papal visit

  By Kang Seung-woo Since her inauguration in February last year, President Park Geun-hye has worked hard to persuade Pope Francis to come to Korea, officially calling for the visit on five occasions, and sending four handwritten letters....

  • Posted August 13, 2014
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  Pope arrives in South Korea for 5-day visit

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Pope Francis arrived in South Korea on Thursday (KST) for a five-day trip seen as a reflection of the Vatican’s emphasis on the small but growing Catholic flocks in South Korea and other Asian...

  • Posted August 13, 2014
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  Pope to arrive in Korea today

  (Yonhap) — Pope Francis will arrive in South Korea on Thursday morning (Wednesday evening in Los Angeles) for a five-day trip to attend a gathering of Asian Catholic youth and beatify Korean martyrs. It is the pope’s...

  • Posted August 13, 2014
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  [HOT LINKS] Pope Wants Korean Car for Upcoming Visit

  Pope Francis is set to shun bulletproof vehicles during his five-day trip to South Korea next month, insisting on using a locally made car. “The pope has expressed his wish to use a...

  • Posted July 3, 2014
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