2014-12-30 15:40:00

Pope’s train seat a sensation in SKorea ‎


The train seat used by Pope Francis in South Korea has become such a sensation that part of the fare will go ‎to fund a home for single mothers.  The seat the Pope used for his train trip from Seoul to Daejeon ‎during his apostolic visit to South Korea, August 13-18, 2014, has generated great interest in the local media, after ‎the railway company announced that it would give a portion of the train fare for the seat to a charity of ‎the local diocese.  The Pope was to fly in a helicopter from Seoul to Daejeon on Aug. 15, but due to bad weather had to take a train instead.  Last month, Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik of Daejeon had spoken about the ‎decision by Korail, South Korea's main railway company.  Between late August and late December, 15 million won (‎some $ 13,500) had been collected, which the director of Korail's local office handed over to Bishop ‎Lazzaro.   The prelate explained to AsiaNews that these annual donations would go to fund a shelter ‎for single mothers.  "It is wonderful that the seeds planted by Pope Francis in his trip to Korea will ‎continue to bear fruit," he added.‎ (Source: AsiaNews)








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