Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special place in the country’s culture. The post In South Korea, shamans are shunned — ...

Religion is effectively banned in North Korea, with open worship of anything except the country’s ruling elite harshly punished. The United States Commission on Religious Freedom wrote in 2003 that, ...

Korean Yi Seung-hun, who was baptized in China in 1784, began to baptize others in that year. As their faith began to spread, Catholics faced persecution and hardships from the rulers who viewed the ...

Yoon and his legal team have repeatedly invoked far-right claims, without evidence, of a conspiracy between South Korea’s left-wing opposition and Pyongyang as they defend the president from criminal ...

A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean religious sect leader Jung Myung-seok during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn ...

Similarly, Korea’s Jogye Order of Buddhism introduced ... Reactions to AI’s presence in religious settings are mixed. Some welcome AI as a tool for spiritual training, while others express ...