Last Updated:March 25, 2025, 18:17 IST The church was founded in Seoul in 1954, a year after the end of the Korean War, by the late Rev Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who preached new interpretations of the Bible A general view of the Tokyo headquarters of the Family Federation for World Peace and
A court in Tokyo on Tuesday ordered the Japanese branch of the Unification Church to disband, three years after it came under scrutiny following the assassination of the former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. The shooting of Mr. Abe by a man with a grudge against the church led to revelations that the fringe religious group
A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against Abe because of the ex-leader’s ties with the church – he blamed the church for
Patrick Henry delivered the revolutionary rally cry heard around the world: “Give me liberty or give me death!” Protesters sang their own rallying cry on Sunday, at the very site where the Founding Father urged Virginia colonists to join the American Revolution 250 years ago. After delivering remarks at the annual enactment of Henry’s iconic
Kanye West’s hopes of expanding his church offerings in Los Angeles seem to have taken a hit after a building he purchased in 2023 burned to the ground. In January 2023, West purchased a single-story home in LA’s San Fernando Valley for $1.5 million, but the building burned down in October 2024, The US Sun reported
Gabriel Dorvil, 14, has struggled mightily with his mental health. He is already 6’4″ tall and often mistaken for an adult. A curriculum at church has helped him accept himself and deal with how people sometimes react to him. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption toggle caption José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who tried to occupy a church that was recently given a substantial donation by President William Ruto. The gift to the Jesus Winner Ministry in the Roysambu suburb of Nairobi of 20m shillings ($155,000; £120,000) drew criticism from some young Kenyans struggling with the high
An armed man who posted threatening messages on social media and was suspected of planning a mass shooting at a Virginia church during service was convicted of a hate crime on Thursday, officials said. The man, Rui Jiang, 36, was found guilty of three charges, including attempting to obstruct congregants’ free exercise of religious beliefs,
It wasn’t the wedding that fans of BrewDog millionaire James Watt and former Made In Chelsea icon Georgia Toffolo expected. With their status and money, many would have expected a lavish affair with every detail planned with perfect finesse. But this weekend the loved-up couple completely shocked their fans when they announced that they had
By CIARAN FOREMAN Published: 20:11 EST, 2 March 2025 | Updated: 21:41 EST, 2 March 2025 The attempted abduction of a four-year-old girl was said to have been stopped by two female churchgoers who wrestled the man to the ground and stopped him. The man reportedly entered Holy Trinity Church in West Bromwich, West Midlands