PHOTOSTORY: POPE FRANCIS VISITS SOUTH KOREA

Pope Francis arrived Seoul, 14th August, Making it the First Papal visit in 25 years. The Pope is on a five days visit to South- Korea to Join Asian Youths in celebrating the 6th Asian Youth day which is the gathering of Asian Catholic youth, and hold Mass for Peace and Reconciliation, also prayers for peace, including South and North Korean relations.

An hour before the pope landed in Seoul, North Korea fired five short-range rockets into the sea east of the Korean peninsula. More Pictures Below...

Pope Francis has met with the families of the victims of the April sinking of the ferry,with the president of South Korea Park Geun-hye, at an air base outside Seoul on Thursday morning.