1.0WORLD CATHOLIC NEWShttps://www.worldcatholicnews.comNEWS DESKhttps://www.worldcatholicnews.com/author/bijupaval/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BFxrn8rkjq"><a href="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/new-korean-bishops-president-reiterates-churchs-anti-abortion-stand/">New Korean bishops’ president reiterates Church’s anti-abortion stand</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/new-korean-bishops-president-reiterates-churchs-anti-abortion-stand/embed/#?secret=BFxrn8rkjq" width="600" height="338" title="“New Korean bishops’ president reiterates Church’s anti-abortion stand” — WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS" data-secret="BFxrn8rkjq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Pro-life activists protesting against abortion in Seoul, South Korea, in April 2019. (ANSA) CHURCH South Korea bishops' conference abortion New Korean bishops’ president reiterates Church's anti-abortion stand After his election, new CBCK president, Bishop Mathias Lee Yong-hoon of Suwon held a press conference on Friday in Seoul, touching upon several issues. By Robin Gomes The newly-elected leader of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of Korea (CBCK) has declared the Church’s continued pro-life stand in South Korea, saying abortion is unacceptable. Bishop Mathias Lee Yong-hoon of Suwon, elected CBCK’s new president at the Oct. 12-15 Fall General Assembly, made the statement at a press conference on Oct. 16 at the CBCK centre in Seoul. As leaders of the Church in Korea, he said at the start of the press conference, they strive to realize the common good in society, working and cooperating with others “so that all citizens can live a just, happy, and peaceful life”. Fi..https://www.vaticannews.va/etc/designs/vatican-news/release/library/main/images/vatican-news-header-white.png