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...
- Feb2026
Pastoral Visit to Okinawa and Tokyo, Japan
February 28, 2026
Seminar on Byzantine Iconography : 2026.6.1.~6.30.
February 20, 2026
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. ...
CATECHETICAL HOMILY For the Opening of Holy and Great Lent – + BARTHOLOMEW Ecumenical Patriarch
February 20, 2026
+ 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...
- Jan2026
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 Celebration of the Holy Twelve Days in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan
January 7, 2026
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...
Celebration of Christmas in Okinawa and Tokyo
January 3, 2026
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....
- Dec2025
New Year’s Message 2026 – H.E. Metropolitan Ambrosios
December 31, 2025
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...
Seven New Souls in the Embrace of the Orthodox Church in Korea
December 26, 2025
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...
Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas
December 23, 2025
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...
A Warm “Thank You” to Our Slavophone Brothers and Sisters
December 22, 2025
With feelings of deep gratitude, we wish to thank the Slavophone faithful of our Holy Metropolis, who on Thursday, December 18, 2025, immediately rushed to the aid of our Monastery. Following the intense snowfall that resulted in the isolation of the Monastery, our brothers disregarded the cold and fatigue....