The complex of the new Cathedral of Tirana “Resurrection of Christ” is made up of the following buildings: the church cathedral, the chapel, the bell tower, the see of the Holy Synod, and the cultural center. The architectural concept of the Church Cathedral relies on the rotunda, which portrays the idea of time without end (eternity), the main axis of which (that which
50 years after the meeting between the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI, their predecessors, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis, met on Sunday afternoon, May 25, in the city of Jerusalem, where the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified and resurrected. Initially a private meeting took place between the two Christian leaders, who exchanged gifts for the occasion and signed a
On Saturday, May 24, 2014, the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the elevation to the priesthood of Archbishop Anastasios, and the launch of his missionary work in Africa, the consecration of the "Nativity of Christ” Chapel took place. This chapel is located near the great "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral in Tirana. Many believers, especially young people participated in this service.
During Bright Week after Easter, our country was visited by a representative group of the Byzantine Church of the Albanians of Italy, Eparchy of Ungros, which today is part of the Catholic Church. The group consisted of its Bishop, Monsignor Donato Oliverio, the Protosingel and Protopresbyter Pietro Lanza, the Protopresbyter Antonio Belushi and Father Sergio Straface. They met with the religious communities, politicians and
The Foundation "The Orthodox Clinics of Annunciation" - Ophthalmology and ENT Clinic New Services of the Ophthalmology Surgery - Interventions Are Performed of a High Level and with Modern Techniques - Recently, at the Ophthalmology and ENT Clinic of the Foundation "The Orthodox Clinics of Annunciation", began operating the service of ophthalmology surgery. In the surgery room are performed interventions
In the Edition of the Newspaper “Ngjallja”, April 2014, you will be informed about: - "Light of Hope for the Present and for the Future" – by the Message of Archbishop Anastasios for the Feast of Easter. - “He is not here; He had been raised!” - The New Examiner Apparatus in the Clinic of the Church – by Vasil Kristo. - The
These days was issued the liturgical book "Holy Week". The book contains all the worship services of the Orthodox Church performed during the Holy Week of Easter. This is a reprint of the book with the same name published by our church in 2009. In this edition are widely used the translations and adaptations in Albanian language of the Bishop Theofan Noli published
On the eve of Holy Week our church celebrated the Resurrection of Saint Lazarus, and the Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. On the day of the Resurrection of Saint Lazarus, in the Church "Annunciation of Theotokos" in Tirana, Archbishop Anastasios conducted the Service of Elevation of a Deacon for Spiro Topanxha. The new deacon was graduated at the Theological Academy "Resurrection of Christ"
In this New Edition of the Magazine “Kërkim”, you will be informed about: - The Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical on the Occasion of the 1700th Anniversary of the Edict of Milan – by the Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew pg.5. - The Religious Freedom is Inextricably Linked to the Return of Holy Places of Worship – by Prof. Dr.
