Representatives of the 7 Major Religions Pay Respects at Joint Memorial Altar in Seoul Plaza at 11 AM on the 1st

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] On the fourth day since the 'Itaewon Disaster,' representatives of the seven major religions will visit the joint memorial altar set up at Seoul Plaza to pay their respects on the 1st.

According to the Korean Council of Religious Peace (KCRP), a consultative body of leaders from the seven major religions in Korea, the memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. that day. A memorial prayer lasting about one minute is planned. The incense offering will follow general customs but will be conducted for about 30 seconds according to each religion's ritual without a joint prayer.

Attending the event are Son Jin-woo, Confucian scholar and president of Sungkyunkwan, who is the KCRP chairman; Jinwoo, the chief abbot of Jogye Order; Archbishop Kim Hee-jung, chairman of the Committee for Church Unity and Interreligious Dialogue of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea; Lee Hong-jung, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK); Na Sang-ho, head of Won Buddhism’s Central Headquarters; Park Sang-jong, leader of Cheondoism; and Kim Ryeong-ha, president of the Korean Council of Indigenous Religions.

Earlier, the Korea Federation of Churches, an ecumenical Christian organization, issued an emergency statement expressing condolences after the Itaewon disaster and announced the tentative postponement of the 'Korea Parade' scheduled for the 5th at Gwanghwamun and City Hall Plaza.

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