The Mass was shown on television in South Korea, according to the Vatican’s Fides agency.
The Union Morning Post, a Singapore newspaper, said an American TV channel had permission from the North Korean authorities to broadcast the Mass live.
Moreover, Pyongyang’s official news agency announced that the Central Committee of the Korean Catholic Association had sent a message of condolence to the Holy See for the death of the Pope.
Estimates say there are 3,000 to 4,000 Catholics in North Korea. Local sources in North Korea said that the church in Pyongyang has no resident priest, but Masses are celebrated there periodically.
