Vasilopita and New Year Traditions, from antiquity to the present day
Βy His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
The Fables of Aesop as a Preparation for the Gospel by H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
The Orthodox Church has never categorically rejected pre-Christian thought. On the contrary, it subjected it to discernment, distinguished it, and made use of it. The Fathers saw in Aesop’s fables a preparatory discourse; a natural morality that prepares humanity to receive the light of the Gospel
The 29 wonders of the Greek “Indiana Jones” – Antiquities returning to Greece
Stolen treasures are being repatriated thanks to the successful collaboration between the Greek Ministry of Culture, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Bogdanos of the Manhattan DA’s Office, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York—highlighting that treasures must return to their place of origin