Pope urges Koreans to reject suspicious mindset

Pope Francis wrapped up his first trip to Asia yesterday by challenging Koreans — from the North and the South — to reject the “mindset of suspicion and confrontation” that clouds their relations and find new ways to forge peace on the war-divided peninsula. 

Before returning to Rome, the Pope held a Mass of reconciliation at Seoul’s main cathedral, attended by South Korean president Park Geun-hye as well as some North Korean defectors.

It was the final event of a five-day trip that confirmed the importance of Asia for the papacy.