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Clergy March for Peace in Old Jerusalem: The Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) pilgrims spent their last full day, Saturday May 18, in the Holy Land marching arm in arm through the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem chanting, “Peace,...; Read More

Interfaith Pilgrims Gather in Jerusalem for Peace: Faith leaders from diverse traditions descended on the Holy City of Jerusalem on May 14, 2013 as part of the Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) and to honor the tenth anniversary of the “Jerusalem...; Read More

“Becoming a Farmer for God’s Will” -- True Mother’s Speech at the 53rd Anniversary of the Wedding of True Parents: (The following text has been translated from the Tongil website by the News Team.)Like the farmer who plants seeds in the Spring and waits for the Fall harvest, all Unificationists should be farmers who...; Read More

Spring Season in God’s Providence: A Report of the Celebration of the 53rd Anniversary of True Parents’ Holy Wedding by Dr. Michael Balcomb in Las Vegas.With the brilliant rays of sunshine shining in through the slats...; Read More

Pilgrimage to Mark Tenth Anniversary of the Middle East Peace Initiative: Clergy and peace activists from Europe, North America and Asia will meet in Jerusalem on May 16-22, 2013, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI), launched...; Read More

Saber-Rattling Kim Jong Un In Need of Mythic Status: According to sources in North Korea, the threat of missile launches by the 30-something dictator Kim Jong Un is intended to cause military leaders in South Korea to blink, thus shoring up his mantle as...; Read More

Call for Applications for Summer Service Project in Estonia: Young adults interested in getting to know the people and culture of Estonia along with young participants from many different countries may apply now to join a unique service project hosted by Religious...; Read More

Lightning Flashes from East to West on Unificationist Websites: As Unificationists gear up for sending missionaries to 20 countries identified by the 20/20 Project, some observers are seeking more information about what churches overseas are doing, and for them, Unificationist-supported...; Read More

Missing Japanese Woman Latest Victim of Abduction in Japan?: A 26-year-old Hiroshima woman missing since March 29, 2013 may be the latest victim of a string of human-rights crimes in Japan in which relatives abduct and confine adult females in order to force...; Read More

Unificationist Pledges to Keep Fighting for Fair Treatment at Japanese University: Abduction and forced confinement are not the only problems Unificationists face in Japan. Incoming university students sometimes face persecution or discrimination from bigoted faculty and administration...; Read More

Hoon Sook Moon Inaugurated Chairman of Aewon Volunteer Organization: The Aewon volunteer organization inaugurated Hoon Sook Moon, director of the Universal Ballet, as chairman on March 21, 2013 at the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) headquarters...; Read More

[OPINION] Pope Francis, Catholics, Jews and Protestants: The missions and responsibilities of religious leaders are complex and manifold. They must protect, preserve and develop their tradition; they must care for the faithful in their communities; they must...; Read More

Faith-Breaking Victim Takes Stand in Japanese Civil Court: The following is a letter from Luke Higuchi, president of Survivors Against Forced Exit (SAFE), regarding the opening of testimony in Civil Court by Mr. Toru Goto, a faith-breaking survivor held against...; Read More

North Korea to Stay Nuclear Course Despite Sanctions: Mr. Sang Kwon Park, CEO of the North- and South Korean joint-venture Pyeonghwa (Peace) Motors Corporation, reports that Pyongyang will “fight” whatever economic sanctions newly-inaugurated...; Read More

First of March Commemorates Start of Korea’s Independence Movement: March 1st is a national holiday in Korea known as Samil Jeol (“First of March”), which commemorates the onset of the March First Independence Movement of 1919. On this day, thousands of Koreans...; Read More

Wonmo Pyeongae Foundation Awards Scholarships Worth $3.7 Million: The Wonmo Pyeongae (Eternal Parent’s Love) Foundation was officially inaugurated as a non-profit foundation on February 20, 2013 (Korea Time) at the Cheon Jeong Gung in Gapyeong, Korea...; Read More

Seoul World Summit 2013 to Follow Foundation Day: The “Seoul World Summit 2013” has commenced at the Walker Hill Hotel in Seoul Korea amid tension in Northeast Asia area after North Korea’s recent nuclear test. Approximately 300 former...; Read More

Upbeat Crowds Celebrate Foundation Day Nationwide: A total of 194 nations tuned into the historical Foundation Day celebration at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea at 10:00 a.m. on February 22, 2013 (Korea’s time). Approximately...; Read More

Media Coverage of Cosmic Blessing Marked by Critiques and Curiosity: The 2013 Cosmic Marriage Blessing in Gapyeong, Korea continues to draw a flurry of online media stories days after the ceremony on February 17, 2013 (Korea’s time). Scores of news agencies pointed...; Read More

Cosmic Blessing 2013 Draws Thousands of Brides and Grooms: There was pomp and ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, confetti galore and press coverage by the TV networks and wire services about the inspired following of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon who insisted...; Read More

True Mother Attends Divine Principle Lecture Competition in Korea: “Save the world with Divine Principle” was the title of the first Divine Principle competition to manifest the era of Cheon Il Guk, held at the Cheon Jeong Gung Chapel in Gapyung, Korea...; Read More

Unificationists Join Protest in Paris to Defend Marriage: Unificationist Helen S. joined other French Unificationists and hundreds of thousands of people, waving blue and pink flags showing a father, mother and two children, as they demonstrated in Paris on...; Read More

Unification Church Transitions into New Leadership in 2012: 2012 marked a pivotal year in the history of the Unification Church when its founder, the Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, ascended to the Spirit World on September 3, 2012. Indeed, to some Unificationists, it...; Read More

Will North Korea Focus on Economic Revival in the New Year?: Instead of issuing a newspaper editorial, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and appeared on national TV to give a New Year’s Day speech on the need to...; Read More

South Korea Elects First Female President: Ms. Geun Hye Park, often tagged by Korean detractors as “the dictator’s daughter,” has had the last laugh. She was elected president of South Korea on December19, 2012 Park led with...; Read More

Unification Church in Korea Hosts Sermon Contest: More than 100 Unificationists gathered in an assembly room in the Cheon Jung Gung (“Chon Jung Goong”), the residence of Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon in Gapyeong, South Korea, for an unprecedented...; Read More

Commemorative issue of Today's World Magazine on True Father's Seonghwa Ceremony still available: November 1, 2012Dear Brothers and Sisters, This is to let you know that we recently produced a special issue of the Today’s World magazine (at 80 pages, it is double the usual length) to commemorate...; Read More

Korean Church Launches Divine Principle Revival Campaign Nationwide: Scores of churches across Korea completed on Sunday, November 04, 2012 three-days of Divine Principle lectures in what has been advertized as a Divine Principle Revival Campaign.After the death of Reverend...; Read More

Laudatory Documentary on Life of Rev. Moon Aired in Austria: A fair and accurate documentary about the life of Unification Church founder,the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, known by Unificationists as “True Father”, aired on October 21, 2012 by the Austrian...; Read More

Mother Moon Embarks on Pilgrimage Bus Tour of the United States: Immediately following the successful Women’s Federation for World Peace’s (WFWP) 20th Anniversary program in Las Vegas, “The Turning Point,” Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, affectionately...; Read More

Will North Koreans Want Reunification?: Despite the widespread conception that Koreans long for reunification, surveys conducted in 2009 with North Korean refugees living in China suggest a different sentiment: Many worry that they would be...; Read More

Authenticity of Fragment Quoting Existence of Jesus’ Wife Questioned by Vatican: Nine days after Dr. Karen King, an early Christian scholar from Harvard Divinity School, announced the discovery of the ancient text suggesting that Jesus had been married, speculation quickly developed...; Read More

Was Jesus Married? Scholars and Unificationists Weigh In: A newly uncovered fourth-century fragment of papyrus mentioning Jesus’ wife has become major news since its appearance on September 18, 2012 and created a buzz among scriptural scholars. Among the...; Read More

Unification Church Faithful Gather in South Korea to Mourn Rev. Moon: By David R. Sands and Cheryl Wetzstein of the Washington Times, reprinted courtesy of the Washington TimesGAPYEONG, South Korea — Tens of thousands of mourners descended on this remote rural retreat...; Read More

American Clergy Pay Their Respects to Father Moon on Holy Ground: Among the tens of thousands gathering daily in Gapyeong Korea to say goodbye to Father Sun Myung Moon were 72 ministers from across the United States, including many who studied the Divine Principle with...; Read More

Rev. Moon Awarded National Reunification Prize at Church Shrine in Pyongyang: The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK has conferred the National Reunification Prize upon late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, according to North Korea’s Central News Service (KCNA)....; Read More

Unification Founder’s Body Lies in State as Thousands Gather to Say Goodbye: Elected leaders, diplomats, clergy and academics from Korea and abroad are among 15,000 mourners who have gathered on Sept. 6, 2012 to pay their respects to Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Founder of the Unification...; Read More