The Central Children’s Office of the Orthodox autocephalous Church of Albania, in cooperation with volunteers from the Student Center and the young active Orthodox people of the church, conducted for the eleventh year the summer camps in Malisheva, Kosovo. The program, different from other years, coincided in a day to each school with variety of activities. The day began with a welcome by
On July 8, 2012, in the auditorium of the New Orthodox Cathedral "The Resurrection of Christ" in Tirana, the graduation ceremony of students who successfully completed the first cycle of studies at the "Logos" University. This was the first graduation ceremony since the beginning of operation of the school on October 25, 2010. The significance of this important moment in the history
Activity of the European Commission on Intergenerational Solidarity Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania, Anastasios, participated on Thursday, 12 July in a meeting of the Presidents of the European Commission in Brussels on “Setting the Parameters for Tomorrow’s Society in Europe.” The representatives of the religion beliefs also have an important role in this context. Therefore this meeting gathered some of the
For the last time this academic year 2011-2012, clergy, professors and students participated together in the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Monastery of Saint Vlash. June 12 was Graduation Day for the fourth year students. It has become a tradition after the Divine Liturgy for a celebration to be organized in "Sion" Hall at the Monastery. In honour this feast
All of us have in our minds the 20-year effort of Archbishop Anastasios to build functional churches and churches close to the believers. And not only in the centers of the cities, but where the believers are. It is intended also in Tirana, with all the difficulties that presents the capital for finding places for this purpose. A large Orthodox community has long
On the Sunday of Pentecost, May 3rd, a one day youth conference was organized in Tirana and Elbasan by the Youth Office of the Archdiocese, Students’ Center of Tirana and a group of American students, accompanied by Father Luke Veronis. Their goal was spiritual renewal, developing new friendships and strengthening one another in sharing their faith with others. The group of American students,
On 4 June, in the village Shijon of Elbasan, the memory of St. John Vladimir was celebrated in the holy Monastery that is named after this saint. A large number of Orthodox believers from different districts of Albania, participated in this festival, as well as foreign believers (a group of students from the U.S. led by Luke Veronis) and another group of Orthodox believers
Every morning, if you have time to turn on the radio or open the television, you will note that among the many programs there is also an historical calendar. The speaker carefully reads the names of personalities, important dates in history, remarkable events, etc. There is a striking lack of attention to names and important religious activities. At least, they could highlight the events
Only a short time has passed since the beginning of the restoration of the churches in Voskopoja, and now they have fallen prey to robbery, and this has become a continuous ritual that remains without a suspect. Persons, who always remain unidentified, robbed two churches within the last two months. The Church of St. Mary was robbed, and the 40-year-old bell was stolen and
The book, "Prayer, the Experience of Eternity", by Archimandrite Sophrony Sakharov (1896-1993) was translated from French into Albanian by Eleni Pani. The book answers the questions: "What is the meaning of life?" and How to become a "person"? To become a "person" means to be united and to be like Christ, to become the vessel of divine fullness, of humanity itself with its
