SOUTH KOREA - A year after Pope Francis’ visit, Korea still touched to the heart [AN]

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Two events are planned in Solmoe and Haemi, “places of martyrs” in the Diocese of Daejeon. A stone memorial will be unveiling in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, where the pontiff beatified the 124 witnesses of Christ. For Card Yeom, the “Francis effect” has “brought to the fore the memory of the martyrs, [and] hope”. For the head of the Justice and Peace Commission, his message has touched “the heart of many people who now feel compelled to seek a better life”. With the visit, the martyrs’ memory has been revived, Oblate missionary said.

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