Five South Korean Catholic bishops left for Pyongyang on Tuesday to discuss repairs to North Korea’s Changchung Cathedral and expanding interactions between South and North Korean Catholics.

The visiting committee, which roughly translated as “Special Bishops’ Committee for Korean Reconciliation” is made up of five bishops from Gwangju, Chuncheon, Daegu, Uijeongbu, Waegwan Abbey and 17 other priests and staff members.

The committee and their staff left Gimpo Airport on Tuesday morning to head to Beijing, en route to Pyongyang.

“In the future, I hope that more South Korean priests will be able to visit North Korea and hold mass,” said