[Papal Visit] Families of ferry disaster victims greet pope at airport
Social affairsAug 14, 2014
Families of April's ferry disaster victims welcomed Pope Francis as he arrived in South Korea on Thursday, organizers of the papal visit said.Four members of the bereaved families greeted the pontiff as he arrived on an Alitalia plane at an air base just southeast of Seoul, according to Heo Young-yeop, the spokesman for the preparatory committee.Other people "in need of consolation in Korean society" were also at the air base. They include two North Korean defectors, two foreign workers from the