Tag: North Korea
Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit
A potential papal visit to the isolated, nuclear-armed country was previously floated in 2018
Graveyard sheds light on Kim Jong Un’s South Korean heritage
A remote graveyard on a resort island shows, Kim Jong Un has closer links to the South than he might like to admit
North Korea confirms first COVID-19 death in ‘explosive’ outbreak
North Korea has been under a rigid coronavirus blockade since the start of the pandemic in 2020
Korean archbishop expresses hope country’s new president to work for unity,...
"I hope he will keep his promises to restore justice with a policy of unity and not of division,” said Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick
North Korea investigates farmers for unregistered cattle
Owning a cow without registering it with the government is a crime in North Korea
Report: Group of Christians sent to remote village in North Korea...
In a letter she sent to a Church group in China, a villager said they were exiled to a remote village “because we are Christians"
Seoul archbishop reiterates commitment to peace on Korean peninsula
The South Korean government expressed its appreciation for the efforts of the Archdiocese of Seoul in providing aid to North Korea
North Koreans, already hungry, now short of cooking oil
North Korea needs external food aid to meet its basic needs, according to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
North Korea trying to hide executions from world: rights group
North Korean escapees said executions were carried out at closely monitored sites with authorities ensuring no information gets out
New report details experience of Christians detained in North Korea
Pope Francis recently received an invitation to visit North Korea when South Korean President Moon Jae-In visited the Vatican on Oct. 29
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