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austraLasia 1001
 
North Korea: a challenging conundrum for evangelisation!
 
SEOUL: 17th January 2005 --  Since most readers of austraLasia outside of Korea would be struggling to read this month's Korean Salesian Bulletin, a brief overview of its central topic for the month - evangelisation, the Korean Church and North Korea - might be helpful.
    The SB Korea devotes 10 pages this time (out of 44) to the topic, with photos of North Korean life and of the only officially open Catholic Church in Pyongyang.
    Just what is the reality? 2005 witnesses a sad anniversary of 60 years of separation of North from South on the peninsula.  This period has also been one of intense propaganda against the Church and of very little penetration by the Church into North Korean society.
    But the story is different when it comes to those from North who have headed South.  As of December 2004, 6000 refugees were living in the South, 100 arriving per month.  The number of refugees has increased notably in the past five years.  The South Korean Catholic Church has been mobilised for some years to deal with this situation.  The Bishops Conference and Religious have seen to it that in all dioceses and parishes there is a welcome and help to adapt to life in the South.  The Salesian Family has been part of this process for much of its organised existence (SDB, FMA and CSM in particular).
    The strategy to evangelise the refugees is seen as a bridge to some future time when the Church will be able to carry out work in the North.
    Since 2001 the Salesian answer has been especially via the Don Bosco Youth Centre (SDB) and the Mazzarello and Laura Centres (FMA) in Seoul.  Dozens of North Korean youth have been helped through these centres: vocational training, group homes, boarding, a place to be with a family when they arrive without any family, assistance at enculturation into a capitalist society.  Some of these have become active in society, some have begun a journey of faith and a few have asked for baptism.
    The SB contains an account of an interview with a girl living in an FMA group home, sharing her feelings and experiences.
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No. Category Subject Views
152 KOR 1337_North Korea: interpreter gains firsthand knowledge of youth situation 211
151 KOR 1423_ Initial formation Korea: seminar on sexual awareness in vocational growth 252
150 KOR 2365_Remembering Cardinal Kim 254
149 KOR 0885_Dae Rim Dong: Korea's 'Valdocco' celebrates Don Bosco today 259
148 KOR 1306_Korean SB runs a special on Salesian vocation 280
147 KOR 2386_Region's communicators place emphasis on deeper issues 315
146 KOR 2313_Korea: Annual Seminar on Salesianity 323
145 KOR 1296_Don Bosco feast day celebrated in Daejeong, Korea 327
144 KOR 1380_Korean FMA and SDB learn something of St Mary Mazzarello from Aussie expert 350
143 KOR 0945_Korea learns from Fr Cimatti as part of its Jubilee effort 352
142 KOR 2570_Ten years on - KOR's growing migrant ministry 357
141 KOR 2496_Korea's chief puppeteer hands over to the younger generation 359
140 KOR 1739_School holidays with a difference - thanks to Korean youth volunteers 360
139 KOR 2753_Death of Fr Jack Trisolini, in KOR 360
138 KOR 1291_Bro. Moses Kim: Korean Ambassador to Holy See hosts 'month's mind' 361
137 KOR 1371_Korea's 'Mamma Margaret Association' draws in parents of Salesians 361
136 KOR 2393_Evangelisation boom in Korean Church 362
135 KOR 1654_Rectors' Formation in EAO - two provinces in one week 364
134 KOR 2917_Past Pupil Archbishop to visit North Korea 367
133 KOR 1588_Brothers' Assembly presented with model of enthusiasm by Korean Brother Oh 367
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