South Korean President Park Geun-hye leads Pope Francis during a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2014. Pope Francis called Thursday for renewed efforts to forge peace on the war-divided Korean Peninsula and for both sides to avoid "fruitless" criticisms and shows of force, opening a five-day visit to South Korea with a message of reconciliation as Seoul's rival, North Korea, fired several projectiles into the sea. (AP Photo/Kim Hong-Ji, Pool)