South Korean police raided the headquarters of the cult-like Unification Church on Monday and named its leader as a suspect ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has called for an investigation into the suspected illegal links between a religious ...

The Unification Church has long viewed political access as a means of fulfilling religious purpose. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This paper examines the nature and social impact of religion in contemporary South Korea in order to bring into relief the main characteristics of the country's religious culture. The paper shows that ...

SEOUL, South Korea, and WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- President Demian Dunkley: "We stand with the Mother of Peace, Dr. Hak Ja Han, the Holy Mother Han" The Family Federation for World ...

Religious groups in South Korea have joined hands to address the country’s alarming rise in suicides and solitary deaths among middle-aged and older people, a demographic increasingly affected by ...

Pyongyang boasts of crushing underground churches, but defectors and rights groups say secret worship persists despite harsh crackdowns and severe punishments. https ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (left) and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, exit the plane after arriving at Seoul Air Base, Sep. 22, 2024. Credit: Office of the President, ROK The NATO summit in June ...

The "black hole" of Asia and its estranged brother to the south are revealed in books from a political refugee, an American mountain man and a war veteran.

The outcome of this week's presidential elections in South Korea may still be unknown, but shaman Yang Su-bong tells AFP the winner came to her in visions years ago. South Koreans go to the polls on ...

Why have religion and spirituality been so central for the approximately 1.1 million people of Korean ancestry in the United States? The answer, in part, lies in their history. Many immigrant groups ...

Pyongyang boasts of crushing underground churches, but defectors and rights groups say secret worship persists despite harsh crackdowns and severe punishments.North Korea is continuing its crackdown ...