{"id":1359,"date":"2006-06-07T10:37:59","date_gmt":"2006-06-07T10:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/to-the-north.html"},"modified":"2006-06-07T10:37:59","modified_gmt":"2006-06-07T10:37:59","slug":"to-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/to-the-north.html","title":{"rendered":"To the North"},"content":{"rendered":"

From AsiaNews: a priest’s regular journeys to North Korea:<\/a><\/p>\n

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In the nineteenth century, the Korean peninsula was described as a \u201chermit nation\u201d because of its impenetrability. Alas, the expression still holds for North Korea, especially where the Church is concerned: there are no priests in the country, nor are there any bishops, and missionaries are not allowed in. <\/p>\n

With one exception: since 1998, Fr Gerald Hammond, an American priest of the Maryknoll Missionaries has been able to visit villages in a province north of Pyongyang twice a year. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From AsiaNews: a priest’s regular journeys to North Korea: In the nineteenth century, the Korean peninsula was described as a \u201chermit nation\u201d because of its impenetrability. 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