Pope grants wish for baptism of father who lost son in ferry disaster

And earlier in the day, Pope Francis baptized one of the victims of April′s ferry disaster. The man was given the Christian name Francis,... after the pontiff himself. Park Ji-won tells us more. The father of a student who was lost in April′s ferry disaster was baptized by the pope on Sunday morning. 56-year old Lee Ho-jin,... whose son died when the Sewol-ho ferry sank, had asked the pope baptize him... and the pope granted his wish. This is the first time in 25 years that the pope has baptized a member of the Korean laity... since 12 Korean Catholic youth were baptized by Pope John Paul II in 1989 during his visit to Korea. The new Christian name that Lee received was Francis, after the pope himself