Theresa Kim Hwa-young

The brainchild of a Seoul parish priest, spreading the Word of God via SMS is having good results. Text messages sent via cellphone are bringing lapsed Catholics back into the fold.

Stop threatening the dignity of life, say South Korean bishops

The decision was announced on July 8. For the United States, return to dialogue is "only a start".

This decision is made by the country with the lowest birthrate in the world.

The plan to build an Asian highway is ratified by nine countries. Another 23 countries are expected to follow suite.

Seoul (AsiaNews) – Caritas Coreana has allocated 500,000 US dollars to help the population in the north in view of a drastic cut in food rations decided by the Pyongyang government.

He is from the south, she is from the north: colleagues in the Kaesong industrial complex, they plan to get married.

The first meeting since the 1945 partition of the country will be held in July

Embryonic stem cell research is an act against human dignity, says Korean Church

South Korea, adult stem cells "a valid alternative to cloning of embryos"

Mgr Boniface Choi Ki-san, chairman of the Committee for Justice and Peace, urges the faithful to "go back to a healthy lifestyle"; he accuses multinational corporations of "threatening people's health".

The Church urges the faithful of all religions to defend the embryo.