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Rockets are fired into the sea as the Pope's plane flies into Seoul for the first papal visit to Asia this century. |
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August 14, 2014 9:43 AM SEOUL (AFP) - Pope Francis on Thursday kicked off a five-day visit to South Korea fuelled by the Vatican’s desire to expand the Church in Asia despite challenges posed by governments like atheist China. |
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* Organiser says some Chinese unable to attend youth event. * N. Korea fires 3 rockets shortly before pope's arrival in Seoul. * Pope's predecessor had been forced to fly around China (Adds comments from Catholic activists, further N. Korea projectile launch) By Philip Pullella and Ju-min Park. |
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Pope Francis on Thursday kicked off a five-day visit to South Korea fuelled by the Vatican's desire to expand the Church in Asia despite challenges posed by governments like atheist China. |
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Australian combat forces could return to Iraq under plans being discussed with our allies, prime minister Tony Abbott said in London overnight. |
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Pope Francis sent an unprecedented message of good will to China on Thursday before touching down in Seoul, but the first papal trip to Asia in 15 years got off to a shaky start with the news some Chinese had been barred from joining a youth celebration. |
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[International] : Pope Francis sent a message of goodwill to China as his plane flew over the country en route to South Korea. [more...] |
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[Culture] : Anchor: The current papal visit is the first to South Korea in 25 years since Pope Saint John ... [more...] |
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Francis will spend five days in South Korea, a country of five million Catholics, on the first trip to Asia by a pontiff since 1999. The post Pope Sends Good Will Message to China; Arrives in South Korea appeared first on The Irrawaddy Magazine . |
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Pope Francis has arrived in South Korea for his first ever Asian visit since becoming pontiff of the 1.2-billion strong Roman Catholic church in March 2013. It was also the first visit by a pope to the region in 25 years. |