A Chapel for the 2 Koreas

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A new chapel for peace will be built in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in the only village where North and South Korean troops stand face-to-face.

In what is known as the truce village of at Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area, a groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier this month to commemorate the new chapel that will be presided over by Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il.

According UCA News, an Asia-based outlet that covers Catholic news, the structure will act as a "chapel of peace."

Read more at: https://www.christianpost.com/news/korean-chapel-of-peace-built-demilitarized-zone-spiritual-cradle-225365/

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