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Lately, various “pseudo-didactic” posts about Eastern religions have been circulating online. They are often shared uncritically, or used by some as a tool of polemic against the Church. The issue is not that they refer (mostly) to Buddhism; it is that many of these texts present an idealized, one-dimensional picture. As a result,

According to ecclesiastical tradition, the Apostle Thomas arrived in the region of present-day Kerala, India, around 52 AD. It is thought that he disembarked at the ancient port of Muziris, whose location is today identified with Pattanam. At that time there was in the area a thriving community of Jewish merchants (the so-called Cochin

Article by the Metropolitan of Singapore in Apogevmatini: When the Symbol Becomes a Dependency (translated from Greek) What if the Holy Fire could not be transported from Jerusalem to Greece? Would there still be a Resurrection? Would our experience of Easter lose its meaning if the Holy Fire did not arrive with the honors

Today we speak with sorrow, but also with gratitude, of our Elder, Metropolitan Amphilochios, Metropolitan of New Zealand and former Metropolitan of Ganos and Chora, the father whom the peoples of Africa and the Pacific came to know, the enlightener who lit the lamp of Orthodoxy in the farthest reaches of the world.

Greek Mythology in South Korea By Aik. G. Daskalopoulou [Introduction When Olympus Meets the Far East: A Cultural Bridge Between Greece and South Korea Across continents and oceans, far from the shores of the Aegean, the timeless spirit of ancient Greece finds an unexpected home on a volcanic island in the Far East. In

The meeting did not resolve the differences, but it demonstrated that the search for communion is not a utopia. Seventeen centuries have passed since Emperor Constantine the Great summoned the bishops of the inhabited world to gather in Nicaea in Asia Minor. Not to honour his imperial majesty, but to strengthen the unity

Missionary work does not operate through immediate results or dramatic changes. It requires time, understanding, and respect for the culture and outlook of the people. Orthodoxy does not come to abolish the traditions of peoples, but to complement them and to lead them toward a fuller understanding of the human person and of

The memory of Saint Barlaam the Martyr of Caesarea reminds us in a deeply moving way of the power of confession and the gravity of every act related to the worship of the true God. The Saint stood unwavering before the altar of idols, holding burning coals in his right hand, choosing to be

The 6th Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Pastoral Ministry in the Field of Health, entitled “Approaching Health and Drawing Near to the Suffering Person,” is an important initiative for dialogue and reflection on the pastoral care of human beings who are tested by illness. Within the rich tradition of the Patriarchate, the Conference

On 18 October, our Church commemorates the Holy Evangelist Luke. One quarter of the New Testament comes from the pen of Paul's personal physician, an "ascetic" of holistic healing of both soul and body. In Christianity, Luke discovered a new therapeutic "treatment," one intended for communities, unknown to the two great healing centres

Diwali (Deepavali), the so-called “Festival of Lights,” is celebrated this year on October 20, when millions of Hindus around the world observe it. It expresses in a distinctive way the core of the Hindu worldview: the ongoing opposition and ultimate triumph of light over darkness—that is, of truth, knowledge, and moral order over ignorance

Once a pilgrim visited a hermit. Impressed by the desolation and harshness of the place, he asked the monk: “What do you do here?” And the hermit replied: “I hold the place…” I recalled this story today, as our Church commemorates the holy memory of the Evangelist Luke. The Orthodox Community in Hong Kong

The news of the repose of the most reverend Father Eleftherios Chavatzas reached us even in distant Korea and, humanly speaking, filled us with deep sorrow.We served a memorial prayer in the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Seoul, where he had ministered, and we will continue to pray daily for the repose of his

In an atmosphere of spiritual joy, the Synaxis of the 24 Patron Saints of the Orthodox Church of Korea was celebrated this year as well on Friday, 3 October 2025, at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in Capeong, where their holy relics are kept. On the eve of the feast,

PESS RELEASE Written by: Nektarios Lavoutas With the blessings of our Most Reverend Metropolitan and President of our Association, His Eminence Mr. Ephraim, and of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Korea Mr. Ambrosios, and within the framework of the Association’s established events featuring persons distinguished in foreign missionary work, an event was held

A Concise Account of the Institution of the Offices (Offikia) of the Great Church by Aristidis Panotis, late Hieromnemone of the Ecumenical Throne

Church of the Holy Apostles, Mosaic Newsletter – May 2016

Do not stand passively in your safe trenches. Your struggle will only be completed when you also strive for the salvation of your brothers and sisters, wherever they may be. Come then—put on, as soldiers of Christ, your boots. Prepare to set out on long journeys, to travel across the whole world. […]

(24 September 2012) - DOGMA – Church News Agency