Overview

• Memorial altars at Myeongdong Cathedral and the Apostolic Nunciature in Seoul will remain open to the public until Saturday, allowing mourners to pay their respects.
• The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (CBCK) has chosen not to hold a national memorial Mass, instead empowering dioceses to organize their own services.
• The Seoul Archdiocese has scheduled a memorial Mass for Thursday at 10 a.m. at Myeongdong Cathedral, the city's central Catholic site.
• Despite rain, over 150 mourners lined up at Myeongdong Cathedral on Tuesday to pray and participate in memorial services for the late pope.
• A three-member Korean delegation, including Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung and Bishop Mathias Lee Yong-hoon, will attend the funeral Mass in Vatican City on Saturday.