Pope Francis could visit North Korea in a bid to 'initiate a new era of peace'
The plans would mark the first-ever papal trip to Kim Jong-un's hermit nation. Among the lesser-known nations Pope Francis has visited include Albania, Bosnia, Paraguay and the Central African Republic. One of the main themes of the 84-year-old Pope's papacy has been to reach out to what he calls the "periphery" - obscure countries with small or even non-existent Catholic communities. The Vatican announced he would be travel to Hungary and Slovakia in September and he has set his sights on North Korea.
Source: express.co.uk