North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit his country, South Korean officials said.
By Associated Press Reporters
October 9 2018 8:39 AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit his country, South Korean officials said.
Mr Kim told South Korean president Moon Jae-in during their summit last month that the pope would be “enthusiastically” welcomed in North Korea, South Korea’s presidential office said.
The North Korean leader has been intensely engaged in diplomacy in recent months in what is seen as an effort to leverage his nuclear weapons programme for an easing of economic sanctions and military pressure.
North Korea is officially atheist and strictly controls religious activities.
A similar invitation for then-Pope John Paul II to visit after a 2000 inter-Korean summit never resulted in a meeting.
The Vatican insisted that a papal visit would only be possible if Catholic priests were accepted in the country.
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