Theresa Kim Hwa-young

A symposium is held about realities facing the country's Catholics 40 years after Vatican Council II.

Seoul and Pyongyang set up Joint Office for Economic Cooperation

Suicide is on the rise among the 20- and 30-something.

The issue will be determined by humanitarian considerations but also by a desire to improve relations with Pyongyang. Seoul wants information about South Korean soldiers held in the North and better results in nuclear talks. For the first time, the number of refugees from the North is down.

This ancient rite, linked to memories of relatives who have died, has changed to make concessions to modernity: many no longer have time to visit family graves, choosing instead to have a state company clean them

South Koreans praise North Korean disarmament

In a hospital in the capital, artistic creativity is used to heal psychological dysfunctions and to "read" into anxieties in more depth.

Family trees of medieval families computerized

Government sets up a 'Preservation Area' on the Paektu Taegan mountain range that cuts across the border with North Korea.

More than 400 S Koreans reunited with family members from the North

Among other things, members want to "renew the spirit" of the Legion and "become again agents of evangelisation".

Catholic hospital opens in North Korea