[Papal Visit] Pope sends greetings and prayers to Chinese president
Social affairsAug 14, 2014
Pope Francis is greeted by President Park Geun-hye upon arrival at Seoul Airport on Thursday. (Yonhap)Pope Francis arrived Thursday in South Korea on the first papal visit to the Asian nation in a quarter century, stepping off the plane onto a red carpet and greeting President Park Geun-hye. During his five-day visit, Francis plans to beatify 124 Korean martyrs and encourage a vibrant and growing local church seen as a model for the future of Catholicism. The pope was also greeted by relatives