Communiqué of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris

  The Olympic Games constitute a supreme athletic event, which draws the interest of millions of our brothers and sisters from every corner of the planet, and the opening ceremony is of solemn importance inasmuch as it provides an occasion for the host nation to highlight its history and civilization,...

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Ordination of a new Priest

On Sunday, July 14, at the holy church of Panagia Dexia (Thessaloniki), the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios celebrated the ordination of Deacon Vasyl Pokhylets to the office of Presbyter. The Ukrainian-born Fr. Vasyl is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Theology of the Aristotle University...

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Rhetorical competition at HUFS University (South Korea) with reference to Ancient Greece, Byzantium and the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  On Thursday 30 May 2024, the Department of Greek Studies of HUFS organized a Rhetoric Contest in which the following seven students participated: Vasilia Yoo Jua: Attractive similarities between Jeju Island and Crete Justinian Choii Junhui: Pilgrimage to Constantinople Dimitra Hur Dagyo: Wrestling: the sport with the Greek spirit...

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