From February 9 to 19, six members of the youth fellowship (Syndesmos) of the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Seoul undertook a pilgrimage to Mount Athos and visited various cities in Greece, led by Fr. Antonios Lim and Fr. Epiphanios Gregoriatis. On Mount Athos, the group spent six days and...
From February 19 to 22, 2026, Metropolitan Ambroseios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited Okinawa and Tokyo, Japan, to address the liturgical and pastoral needs of the Orthodox faithful and catechumens. In Okinawa, which is the fifth largest island in Japan, the metropolitan met with the Executive Director of...
The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan organizes a seminar on Byzantine Iconography under the guidance of the Greek professor and iconographer Mr. Sozos Giannoudis and his assistant, Korean iconographer Tatiana So. The classes are open to men and women and include sections for beginners and advanced learners. ...
+ BARTHOLOMEW By God’s mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church May the grace and peace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ;and from us, prayer, blessing, and forgiveness. Most honorable brother Hierarchs and blessed children...
With the cloudy sky of Korea, the snowy city of Seoul and the thermometer ranging between -15 to -17 degrees Celsius, the camp officials began to welcome elementary, middle, and high school students to the Camp facilities in the city of Chuncheon. During the few days of the winter School...
The period of the forty-day fast before Christmas, the preparation of our brothers and sisters being readied for holy baptism, the baptisms before the feast of Christmas and Theophany, the sacred Services of the Royal Hours for Christmas and Theophany, the participation of the faithful in the Sacrament of Holy...
On December 26–28, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited Okinawa and Tokyo to celebrate the great Feast of the Nativity of Christ. In Okinawa, on Saturday, December 27, the Divine Liturgy for Christmas was celebrated, presided over by His Eminence and concelebrated by Fr....
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, The New Year of 2026, which the divine grace and ineffable loving-kindness of God has granted us, let it not be merely another number added to the age of humanity or one more year added to our personal age, but the year...
With particular spiritual joy and in an atmosphere of deep contrition, on Saturday, December 20, 2025—the day on which our Church honored the memory of Saint Ignatius the God-bearer—the baptism of seven new members took place at the headquarters of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan in...
Prot. No. 977Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to All the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Mercy and Peace from the Savior Christ Born in Bethlehem Most honorable Brother...
