Like every year, this summer there were three boys’ camps organized by the Orthodox Church of Albania in the beautiful island of Zvërnec in Vlora. The first camp was held from 21 June until 1 July. 120 children of age 11 to 15 years old took part and they came from different parts of Albania. There were several activities but two important
On June 14th, 2010 the Orthodox Church of Albania’s Theological Academy awarded diplomas to the 10 students of the senior class. “Always having the blessing of the Church, I am optimistic for the future,” said Emiljan Lito, valedictorian of the class in his speech. Among those in attendance were His Grace, Bishop Nikolla, assistant dean of the Academy; His Grace, Metropolitan Ignati of
Upon the closing of the exhibition "Byzantine and Postbyzantine Manuscripts in Albania," which opened in the environments of the General Directorate of Archives, on June 7, took place the cultural activity "Byzantine Evening”. It was held at the new hall of the ceremonies close to the church of Evangelization of Theotokos in Tirana. The event, as the exhibition was organized by the Greek
“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38) In 2010, this year just as at the time of the first Pentecost, Christians throughout the world, in their respective churches, will celebrate Pentecost in hundreds of different languages
Under the care of the Prime Minister of Albania, Prof. Dr. Sali Berisha, on the 4th of May 2010, h 11:00, in the building of the Central State Archive will be inaugurated the exhibition “Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Manuscripts in Albania”. The exhibition is organized by the: General Directorate of the Albanian Archives, Hellenic Foundation for Culture – Branch of Tirana,
A unique exhibition of Byzantine and post-Byzantine codices was inaugurated in Tirana, Albania on May 3rd. It is the first time that such an exhibition was organized in our country and its goal was to introduce and to bring people closer to these treasures which originated from the Orthodox Church and have been strongly preserved by the clergy and the faithful through centuries.
On April 5th an award ceremony took place in the Palace of Brigades in Tirana. The President of Albania, Prof./ Dr. Bamir Topi awarded the leaders of four traditional religious communities with the Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu award. The nominees were the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrësi and the whole Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, and the leaders of the Muslim, Catholic and Bektashi communities in Albania.
Following a long season of fasting and prayer, thousands of believers filled Tirana’s Annunciation Church every day during Holy Week, to express their deep devotion to God. Not only were there a great number of people, but this year the people displayed a new level of understanding in how to celebrate the Paschal services. Every day had its own special beauty as His
In October 2009, Diakonia Agapes started the project “Promoting Voluntary and Confidential Counseling and Testing among Elbasan women”, as a continuation of its projects that aim to improve the Albanian women health status. The area of implementation includes villages of Elbasan, Gramsh and Librazhd. Aiming to increase the awareness of the community about HIV/AIDS and the importance of the voluntary counseling
In the early part of January, the area around Shkodra in Northern Albania was flooded, displacing thousands of people and causing massive damage to crops and livestock. The Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania responded immediately to the needs of those affected by the floods. After Sunday Divine Liturgy in Tirana, His Beatitude, Archbishop Anastasios called upon the faithful to give as much as possible,
