Certain inscriptions from this vicinity showed that Aphrodite, “the unconquerable,” sender of Spring, was worshipped, and that an ancient incense-altar had existed there. The block containing ...

Jubilee 2025 began on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in Rome, and will conclude on Jan. 6, 2026, when that door of the Vatican basilica is closed.

On the morning of Jan. 1, at the joint incense altar prepared at Muan International Airport in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, mourners line up. /Courtesy of News1 Meanwhile, mourning guests continued to ...

Local governments nationwide have scaled down or canceled New Year's events amid the national mourning period for the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in Muan-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province. The ...

The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism announced on the 30th that an incense altar was set up at Jogyesa Temple's Daeungjeon Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to pray for the rebirth of victims from the Jeju ...

Incense is a material that emits a fragrant aroma when burned. The Latin verb for ‘to burn’ is where the word ‘incense’ originates. Since ancient times, incense has been a part of religious ceremonies ...