The decline is part of a broader trend of secularization in South Korea. A Gallup Korea survey shows that the proportion of ...

SEOUL--A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: “This too shall pass!” The performance brought cheers from a ...

Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national ...

A video of a South Korean man giving 108 Buddhist bows of respect to President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the detention facility ...

In the early stages of history in Korea, religious and political functions were combined but later became distinct. Historically, Koreans lived under the influences of shamanism, Buddhism, Daoism or ...

An exhibition hall in central Seoul's Insa-dong houses a small shrine just large enough for one person, where colorful ...

[PARK SANG-MOON] Yangyang, GANGWON — Monks have become matchmakers and a Buddhist temple has turned into a religiously blessed date place in Korea. In the country with the world's lowest ...

One of world’s biggest global news blogs “Global Voice” recently illuminated the controversial 2012 presidential election in ...

Korea’s largest Buddhist sect is ramping up opposition to a bill that would allow the government to fund the hosting of World Youth Day, a Catholic event that Seoul is set to hold in 2027.