On Monday, December 7, 2015, His Excellency Rrok Mirdita, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tirana and Durres of the Catholic Church of Albania, passed away at the age of 76. He was appointed to this office on December 25, 1992 and was ordained on 25 April 1993, during the period of restoration of the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Albania
The Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania was awarded the Prize of Appreciation by the Albanian Student Movement '90-'91 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Freedom and Democracy in Albania. The event was organized on 8 December 2015 in Hotel Tirana International. The ceremony was attended by former students of the Student Movement '90-'91, politicians and guests. Special appreciation was
NGJALLJA Newspaper, November 2015 Issue Headlines in this issue: - Global Christian Forum, Tirana on November 3, 2015 "Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom: Following Christ TOGETHER": A Biblical-Theological Approach – By His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania - Vatican: Archbishop Anastasios was Awarded "Giuseppe Sciacca" Prize - Historic Meeting of Christian Churches from 65 Different Countries of the World - Christmas Lent
On 26 November 2015, at the "Skampa" Hotel in Elbasan, the 10th anniversary of the Interreligious Cooperation Center was commemorated. The event brought together senior representatives of local government: Mayor Mr. Qazim Sejdini, County Prefect, Mr. Arben Kamami, President of the Regional Council, Mr. Bukurosh Stafa, as well as other guests such as the Apostolic Nuncio, Mons. Romiro Ingles, Chairman of the Committee
The anniversary of the Flag Raising in Tirana, on November 26, 1912, was marked by several events organized by the municipality of the city. First, the Mayor, Mr. Veliaj, received representatives from the families who participated in this important event as well as representatives from the religious communities. During a warm conversation, he gave the families and the religious communities the
These days have been tense, watching and hearing about 129 victims being slain and many others wounded in the streets of Paris due to the pathological violence of some fundamentalist extremists. They think that by killing themselves and the others, they serve God (Allah).The instinct for self-defense immediately makes one cling to and connect with the thoughts, feelings and actions of a particular
ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA In these moments we share the pain of the dear French people We felt pain and suffering in our hearts when we heard the news about the terrorist attacks on the evening of November 13th, 2015 in Paris. We express our deep grief for this macabre event. In these moments we share
International Conference “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East” 18-20 October 2015, Athens ADDRESS – INTRODUCTORY REMARKS By the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania +ANASTASIOS The conscious acceptance of religious and cultural pluralism and the peaceful coexistence of various communities can come from two opposite starting points: either from indifference to religious faith or the
Tirana, 6-8 September 2015. PEACE IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE Archbishop Prof. Dr. Anastasios (Yannoulatos)of Tirana and Durres, Primate of Albania Honorary Member of the Academy of Athens The most tragic violence today is the misuse of the term peace by people who do not really believe in it. Nevertheless, the human longing for a world wide peaceful coexistence remains permanent. Every
Follow Live Streaming, The International Meeting: "Peace is always possible", in Tirana, Albania, 6 to 8 September by clicking on the link://www.santegidio.org/, and also on YOUTUBE:
