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Thu, November 30, 2023 | 17:16

Christmas around the world [PHOTOS]

Christmas around the world [PHOTOS]

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Christmas Eve at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, marking the birth of Jesus Christ.

2019-12-25 15:30

Myungsung Church's father-son succession denied

Myungsung Church's father-son succession denied

The Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) court ruled against Myungsung Church on Tuesday regarding its controversial father-son pastoral succession.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-08-06 16:59

Unforgotten war [PHOTOS]

Unforgotten war [PHOTOS]

Go Hoo-gyu, 73, hugs the tombstone of his father, Go Wook-lim, killed during the Korean War, at the National Cemetery in Seoul, Monday, a day ahead of the 70th anniversary of the war's outbreak. The fratricidal war ended in a ceasefire, not a peace treaty, on July 27, 1953, leaving the two Koreas still technically at war.

Park Si-soo | 2019-06-24 17:03

Moon meets Korean War veterans on eve of anniversary

Moon vows efforts to prevent another war in Korea

Korean monk pleads Dalai Lama to return to Tibet

Korean monk pleads Dalai Lama to return to Tibet

With the news that the aged Dalai Lama is being treated for various illnesses, revered Korean Buddhist monk urged the Tibetan spiritual leader to end his 60 years of life in exile and go back to his old Tibetan home under the rule of China.

Park Jin-hai | 2019-06-17 16:50

Celebrating Buddha's Birthday

Celebrating Buddha's Birthday

A visitor at Geungnak Temple in Aewol, Jeju Island, clips a name tag on a lantern for good luck on Sunday, Buddha's Birthday. Buddhist temples in Korea have been covered with colorful paper lanterns in the week-long celebrations leading up to this public holiday. / Yonhap

2019-05-12 17:18

Charity group celebrates int'l family day

Charity group celebrates int'l family day

More than 6,000 participants of the 20th New Life Family Walkathon are working together to help the vulnerable around the world./ Courtesy of International WeLoveU FoundationBy Han Myung-dukThe Intl. WeLoveU Foundation held its 20th New Life Family Walkathon on May 6 in celebration of the International Day of Families on May 15 established by the United Nations. This walkatho...

2019-05-07 16:25

'Japanese should visit places related to Korea's independence movement'

'Japanese should visit places related to Korea's independence movement'

Japanese pastor Kozo Yoshida thinks Japanese tourists to Seoul should visit sites related to Korea's independence movement during the 1910-45 Japanese occupation. “Most Japanese people do not know we committed atrocious acts in the past. Some don't even know Japan had once colonized Korea and suppressed their freedom. I was one of them,” he said.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-04-23 17:11

Professors kneel and wash students' feet in pre-Easter ceremony [PHOTOS]

Professors kneel and wash students' feet in pre-Easter ceremony [PHOTOS]

Myongji University in Seoul hosted a foot-washing ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate Easter, a Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. Easter falls this weekend. The school has held the ceremony annually for 19 years, holding up its founding spirit: “Believing God, being filial to parents.”

Park Si-soo | 2019-04-16 15:42

Temple Stay draws crowds in Vietnam

Temple Stay draws crowds in Vietnam

Temple Stay in Korea drew keen attention from Vietnamese people during the Vietnam International Travel Mart Hanoi 2019 held in the Southeast Asian country from March 27 to 30.

2019-04-03 15:48

Pope to broaden Muslim dialogue with Morocco visit

Pope to broaden Muslim dialogue with Morocco visit

Pope Francis heads to Morocco on Saturday, the first pope to do so in 35 years, with interreligious dialogue and immigration on the agenda. The Argentine pontiff will be welcomed by the North African country's population of around 30,000 Roman Catholics, mostly sub-Saharan African students or migrants headed for Europe.

2019-03-28 11:04

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