A Visit to the Salvation Army of Korea by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

On December 6, 2018, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome, Bartholomew visited the Salvation Army of Korea found in central Seoul. He met with the local Salvation officials in the Myeong-dong district of Seoul and made a public statement of charity. He denounced the current consumerist...

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Reception Dinner held in honor of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

On the evening of Friday, December 7, Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome, who had just met with President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, returned to St. Nicholas Cathedral and joined in a farewell dinner with the faithful of the Orthodox Church in Korea. We congratulated and welcomed...

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East meets Far East – Orthodoxy in Korea

On Friday, December 7th, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the faithful of St. Nicholas Parish in Seoul had a reception dinner together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the construction of St. Nicholas cathedral. Traditional Korean musicians performed and Father Vissarion, moved by their performances, decided to play...

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His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits the DMZ

On Saturday, December 8, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the DMZ area of ​​Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea. He shared in the pain that the division of the peninsula has brought to the Korean people. Together with Koreans he held a memorial service for those fallen during the Korean war...

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His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of St. Nicholas Church in Seoul

His All Holiness Bartholomew Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome celebrated Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy on the 5th and 6th of December, 2018, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul. We give thanks to God for this great blessing....

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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of St. Nicholas Cathedral, His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy

His All Holiness Bartholomew Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome celebrated Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy on the 5th and 6th of December, 2018, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul. We give thanks to God for this great blessing. We...

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