Vatican delegation visiting South Korea

(May 25, 2011) The President of Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue
and the Council’s Secretary, are presently in South Korea at the invitation of the Episcopal Commission for Ecumenism and Dialogue Interfaith. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata, arrived in Seoul on Monday for the five day meeting that concludes on Friday. Meetings are scheduled with the President of the Republic, the Minister of Culture and Director of Religious Affairs. They will also make visits to the Jogye Order, the center of Korean Buddhism, and the Centre of Korean Confucianism. Meetings are also scheduled with representatives of Buddhism, and other local religions. Cardinal Tauran will address a conference in the Major Seminary in Seoul on "Interreligious Dialogue according to the teaching of Pope Benedict XVI". The visit will conclude with the celebration of Mass at the Shrine of the Korean Martyrs'