From Friday to Sunday, July 25–27, this year’s summer camp session of “Syndesmos” was held at the parish facilities of St. Boris in the city of Chuncheon. More than forty young men and women from the cities of Seoul, Incheon, Jeonju, and Ulsan experienced unforgettable spiritual moments. They participated in...
- Jul2025
Summer Camp of the Youth Group “Syndesmos”
July 29, 2025
On Friday and Saturday of July 18-19, members of the youth couples group under the name “Aquilas and Priscilla”, together with members of the youth group “Syndesmos” made a pre-camp visit to the camping facilities of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Chuncheon. The purpose of the visit was to...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: “I do not forget your pain because I have no right to forget the pain of my children.”
July 22, 2025
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who welcomed more than 80 Ukrainian children accompanied by their country’s Consul General in Istanbul, Mr. Roman Nedilskyi, as well as their compatriots who were on the front line of the ongoing war, some of whom were held as prisoners by the invading forces. “From the...
Visit to the Gapyeong Transfiguration Monastery
July 17, 2025
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea accompanied by Fr. Epiphanios Gregoriatis, Fr. Theodosios Argyropoulos, his Presbytera Georgia, as well as believers from Seoul, visited the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration in Gapyeong. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Fr. Theodosios and after the Divine Liturgy all headed...
- Jun2025
Recently, an unholy attack has been launched by the Egyptian government against the Holy Monastery of St Catherine in Sinai, which is the oldest Christian monastery in the world. This historic monastery is located at the foot of Mount Horeb, where Moses ascended to receive from God the 10...
A new Pastoral visit to Japan
June 26, 2025
From June 14 to 17, 2025, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan made a new pastoral visit to Japan, during which he had many meetings with various local officials for the better organization of the Patriarchal Exarchate. On Sunday, he celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Tokyo, assisted...
The Three-year Memorial Service of Metropolitan Soterios at the Holy Monastery of Transfiguration of the Saviour in Gapyeong
June 17, 2025
On Friday, June 13, 2025, the three-year Memorial service of the late Metropolitan Soterios was celebrated with an All Night Vigil at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong. The All Night Vigil was presided over by Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan, assisted...
11th Korea-Japan NCC Bilateral Consultation
June 17, 2025
From June 11 (Wednesday) to 13 (Friday), the 11th bilateral NCC consultation between Korea and Japan, hosted by the National Council of Churches of Korea(NCCK)and the National Council of Churches of Japan (NCCJ), was held at the at NCCK headquarters under the theme “The Role of the Church as an...
Great spiritual joy in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea
June 10, 2025
The “most solemn and last feast” of Pentecost in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea was very special this year due to the event of the ordination of the American-born Christopher Jonker as Deacon at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul by the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of...
Lecture at the Youth Union “Syndesmos”
June 10, 2025
On Sunday, June 1, 2025, after the Divine Liturgy and the common Agape Meal, Professor Vassilios Adrahtas from Australia gave a lecture at the Youth Association “Syndesmos” of the parish of St. Nicholas in Seoul on the topic: “One Faith, Many Expressions: Forms of Sainthood in Byzantium”. The very...