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'Taking photos is part of meditation'

Revered monk Inkyung, 61, is credited with being the trailblazer in integrating Buddhist meditation into Western psychotherapy. He has embarked on another meaningful experiment - taking photos to heal wounded minds. He says meditation and taking photos are related as they are similar in many ways. His decade of effort bore fruit. The religious leader will hold a photography e...

Religions | 2018-04-10 17:46

US army base called 'unreachable land'

“Yongsan: The Unreachable Land,” a new exhibit at the Yongsan War Memorial, provides a catch-up lesson on the more than a century of history most Koreans have missed out on, and gives a sneak preview of what's on the other side of those concertina-wire-topped walls.

2018-04-09 18:44

Walking old Joseon-era streets in Seoul

Spring invites people to take a nice stroll in breeze. Walking the city streets, visitors bump into historic places nestled alongside skyscrapers and modern buildings. Designated as the capital of Korea under the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, Seoul has many old streets and alleys that still hold the secrets of the 600-year-old capital. They serve as a great portal inviting visito...

2018-03-29 17:12

Evangelist Rev. Billy Graham dies

U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world from his native North Carolina to communist North Korea during his 70 years in the pulpit, died on Wednesday at the age of 99, a spokesman said. Graham died at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT) at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, according to Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the Billy Graha...

Religions | 2018-02-22 09:32

UMOJA Peace Festival to be held in DR Congo

“UMOJA Festival,” a peace festival to end conflict between the Pygmies and Bantus will be held from July 26 to 28 near Bukavu, a city in the eastern part of Congo. UMOJA means “we are the one,” in the Swahili language. The Pygmy clan is one of Africa’s oldest indigenous people, commonly referred to the hunter-gatherer peoples in the Congo Basin and other parts of Central Afri...

Religions | 2018-02-05 16:10

Grope allegation: Christian body criticizes ex-prosecutor amid #MeToo

A liberal Christian organization has criticized a former prosecutor who is accused of sexually harassing a junior female prosecutor. The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) criticized Ahn Tae-geun, whom prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun recently accused of groping her waist and hips in front of many people, including other prosecutors, eight years ago. The NCCK’s statement came...

Religions | 2018-02-01 15:40

Monk offers shelter for would-be suiciders

By most standards, Woo Jae-seok, in his late 60s, is quirky in every way. The former member of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Council and National Assembly candidate, and a self-made millionaire, abruptly decided to quit his political career. In 2004, despite the opposition of his wife and two children, Woo shaved his head, deserted his name and became a monk called “Jigaiya...

Religions | 2018-01-30 18:05

Former prime minister stresses social role for Christians

In his first major public appearance after retirement in June, former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn spoke to Christians about their role in society. In a speech titled “Christians’ Role within Society” given at the 44th Far East Forum held at FEBC headquarters in central Seoul, Friday, Hwang urged people with faith to walk out of their churches and become more involved with so...

Religions | 2017-11-07 16:37

Seol Jeong elected to head Jogye Order

Venerable Seol Jeong, 75, was elected as the 35th executive chief of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order, Thursday. Ven. Seol received 234 votes out of 319 in the election held Thursday at the Korea Buddhist History and Culture Commemoration Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul. He will lead the order for the next four years.

Religions | 2017-10-12 20:42

Cardinal Yeom donates $50,000 to help Mexico quake victims

South Korean Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung will send $50,000 in emergency aid to victims of the earthquake that hit southern Mexico, the Archdiocese of Seoul said Monday. Mexico was hit by an 8.2 magnitude quake, the most powerful earthquake in a century, on Thursday, leaving more than 90 people dead.

Religions | 2017-09-11 11:46

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