Catholics in Myanmar prayed for peace and for those who lost their lives in conflicts as people across the Buddhist-majority nation marked Thadingyut, the festival of lights. Buddhists celebrated the ...

A memorial service was held at Kotoku-in temple here on Nov. 4 to honor the victims of an earthquake that struck Myanmar in ...

A ban on Muslims praying in public spaces in a town in Myanmar during Ramadan has heightened concerns that freedom of religion is under threat in the Buddhist-majority nation. Disquiet among the ...

Buddhists in Southeast Asia are marking one of the holiest days in their calendar; the day on which the Lord Buddha was born. It is also the day he gained enlightenment and died. In Myanmar, many ...

The massive protests against Myanmar's military rulers have included thousands of Buddhist monks facing military troops and riot police armed with guns, clubs, and tear gas. Security forces raided ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Divers stand on the edge of a small wooden fishing boat gazing at the murky, choppy waters below. After receiving blessings from Buddhist monks, they lower their masks and ...

Myanmar is known as the Land of the Golden Pagoda. It is famous for its gold-covered temples like the Shwedagon Pagoda in ...

Demonstrators flash the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, April 27, 2021, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Cardinal Charles Bo ...

A devotee knelt and gently touched his head on the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa, an iconic Buddhist monument in Kathmandu, as a mark of reverence on Thursday, which marks the birth of Buddha. The ...