A mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body; a display unit configured to display a lock screen including a plurality of regions in a lock mode in which an input of a control command with respect to an application is limited; and a controller configured to: determine a region among the plurality of regions of the lock screen in which notification information regarding an event is to be displayed when the event occurs in an application of the mobile terminal, display the notification information on the determined region of the lock screen, when a touch input applied to a region among the plurality of regions of the lock screen to release the lock mode is sensed and the touched region does not correspond to the region of the notification information in the lock mode: detect information regarding a home screen, among a plurality of home screens, corresponding to the touched region, display information related to the touched region on the display unit for a pre-set period of time, release the lock mode when the pre-set period of time has passed, and display the home screen corresponding to the touched region based on the detected information on the display unit; when the touched region corresponds to the region of the notification information in the lock mode: release the lock mode, and based on an attribute of the sensed touch input, selectively execute the application corresponding to the event, or display detailed information regarding the event. a terminal body; a display unit configured to display a lock screen including a plurality of regions in a lock mode in which an input of a control command with respect to an application is limited; and a controller configured to: determine a region among the plurality of regions of the lock screen in which notification information regarding an event is to be displayed when the event occurs in an application of the mobile terminal, display the notification information on the determined region of the lock screen, when a touch input applied to a region among the plurality of regions of the lock screen to release the lock mode is sensed and the touched region does not correspond to the region of the notification information in the lock mode: detect information regarding a home screen, among a plurality of home screens, corresponding to the touched region, display information related to the touched region on the display unit for a pre-set period of time, release the lock mode when the pre-set period of time has passed, and display the home screen corresponding to the touched region based on the detected information on the display unit; when the touched region corresponds to the region of the notification information in the lock mode: release the lock mode, and based on an attribute of the sensed touch input, selectively execute the application corresponding to the event, or display detailed information regarding the event. determine a region among the plurality of regions of the lock screen in which notification information regarding an event is to be displayed when the event occurs in an application of the mobile terminal, display the notification information on the determined region of the lock screen, when a touch input applied to a region among the plurality of regions of the lock screen to release the lock mode is sensed and the touched region does not correspond to the region of the notification information in the lock mode: detect information regarding a home screen, among a plurality of home screens, corresponding to the touched region, display information related to the touched region on the display unit for a pre-set period of time, release the lock mode when the pre-set period of time has passed, and display the home screen corresponding to the touched region based on the detected information on the display unit; when the touched region corresponds to the region of the notification information in the lock mode: release the lock mode, and based on an attribute of the sensed touch input, selectively execute the application corresponding to the event, or display detailed information regarding the event. detect information regarding a home screen, among a plurality of home screens, corresponding to the touched region, display information related to the touched region on the display unit for a pre-set period of time, release the lock mode when the pre-set period of time has passed, and display the home screen corresponding to the touched region based on the detected information on the display unit; when the touched region corresponds to the region of the notification information in the lock mode: release the lock mode, and based on an attribute of the sensed touch input, selectively execute the application corresponding to the event, or display detailed information regarding the event. release the lock mode, and based on an attribute of the sensed touch input, selectively execute the application corresponding to the event, or display detailed information regarding the event.