http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-to-visit-south-korea

It has been officially confirmed that Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Vicar of Christ will visit South Korea from 14 August 2014 to 18 August 2014 to attend the event of the Sixth Asian Youth Day that will be held in Daejeon, South Korea.

This will be the third Papal visit to South Korea, with the first two visits by Blessed Pope John Paul II in 1984 and 1989. The 1989 visit was the last visit by the Pope to South Korea. It has therefore been 25 years since the last visit by the Pope to South Korea. In addition, it has been 19 years since the last Papal visit to East Asian region (last being the Philippines in 1995).

This will be Pope Francis’ second pastoral visit outside of Italy this year, and the third overall during his pontificate. Besides South Korea, Pope Francis will visit Israel, Jordan and Palestine (the Holy Land) from 24 May 2014 to 26 May 2014.