Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit

SEOUL, 27 August 2022, (TON): Pope Francis has asked Pyongyang to invite him to North Korea, saying in a televised interview on Friday that he would not turn down a chance to visit and work for peace.

A potential papal visit to the isolated, nuclear-armed country was previously floated in 2018 when Seoul’s former president Moon Jae-in embarked on a round of diplomacy with Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un.

Moon, who is Catholic, said during a summit that Kim told him the pontiff would be enthusiastically welcomed.

Pope Francis replied at the time that he would be willing to go if he received an official invitation.

Rate this item
(0 votes)
Login to post comments
Go to top