In these activities was also invited a group of theology students from U.S. It has become a tradition for our country to host a group of 15 orthodox students from U.S, who study in different theological schools. These students were led by Father Luke Veronis who has served for 10 years in Albania and is now professor of theology. They came to watch
On Sunday, May 9, when our Church celebrates the feast of Myrrhbearer women, in one of the new buildings of the new cathedral "Resurrection of Christ" was held a meeting of orthodox women from Tirana, Durrës, and the villages Rrushkull and Jubë. The activity was aimed at strengthening the connection between the Christian women and sharing their experiences. There was an attendance of
The feast day of Saint John Vladimir was celebrated in the monastery that bears his name, in Elbasan on the 3rd and 4th of June, brought together Orthodox believers of all ages who come from different villages and cities of Albania, and even from outside of Albania; from the Republic of Montenegro, as well as a group of students from the USA led by
The 1150th anniversary of the arrival in the province of Moravia of the brothers from Thessalonica, Cyril and Methodios, and the beginning of their missionary work to evangelize the Slavic people (today the Czechs and Slovaks) was celebrated. The event took place around the year 863, when the King Morav Rastislav directed a request to the Byzantine Emperor for the Orthodox Church to
INSTAT Continues to Use and Quietly Promote the Completely Unbelievable Statistics Reaction by the editor of the newspaper, "Resurrection", organ of the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church In recent days, the scandalous problems related to the Census, have come to the fore again. The Census is addressed by international sources in two important documents: in the letter of the General Secretary of the World Council
With the blessing of Archbishop Anastasios, the Catechism Office, in collaboration with the World Vision in Albania, from 11-18 May conducted a festive Pascha activity with children in the area of Shpati (Elbasan). This activity took place at the Holy Monastery of Saint John Vladimir. On 11 May children of the villages Shelcan and Mliza took part, and on 18 May children from
Recently it has become a tradition that after the Great Feasts of the Church calendar children, together with their parents, take part in an activity organized for them on the occasion of the feast. With the blessing of Archbishop Anastasios and organized by the National Children’s Office of the Church, on Pascha, as the Feasts of the Feasts, many children and parents gathered in
The WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed concern at the methodology and results of the Albania Census 2011. He has raised questions in regard to the reliability of the process which, he said, has implications for the rights of religious minorities and religious freedoms guaranteed in the country’s constitution. The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary
The reception organized for the feast of Easter is a day of many wishes.This year it was even more special. For the first time the reception was held at the new headquarters of the Holy Synod, part of the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral Complex. Together with His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, members of the Holy Synod took part in the reception: Bishop Nicholas, Bishop
