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7 10, 2022

Archbishop Anastasios – Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Christian Academy of Warsaw.

By |2022-11-17T15:38:34+01:00October 7th, 2022|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Archbishop Anastasios – Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Christian Academy of Warsaw.

Archbishop Anastasios – Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Christian Academy of Warsaw.   With the message “The mission and responsibility of the Church is to connect humanity with the true God of Love”, His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania, Professor Emeritus of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and Honorary Member of the Academy of Athens ended his speech entitled “Living

15 08, 2022

Solemn Celebration of the Dormition Feast of Holy Theotokos.

By |2022-08-31T13:05:01+02:00August 15th, 2022|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Solemn Celebration of the Dormition Feast of Holy Theotokos.

Solemn Celebration of the Dormition Feast of Holy Theotokos.   On August 15, the Orthodox faithful celebrate the Dormition of Virgin Mary, which is a feast that is preceded by two weeks of fasting. This celebration which is known also as "The Assumption", commemorates the dormition, the resurrection and the glorification of the Mother of God. The most Holy Theotokos was taken up to Heaven

2 08, 2022

Thirty Years of Rebuilding Efforts: The Restoration of a Local Dissolved Church.

By |2022-08-09T13:16:10+02:00August 2nd, 2022|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Thirty Years of Rebuilding Efforts: The Restoration of a Local Dissolved Church.

The Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania Press Statement At the end of the panegyric and synodical Divine Liturgy which was celebrated on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, in the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral Church, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the election of His Beatitude Anastasios, the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania at the head of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of

13 05, 2022

Inaccurate claim regarding the statements of Archbishop Anastasios. 

By |2022-05-13T13:50:19+02:00May 13th, 2022|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Inaccurate claim regarding the statements of Archbishop Anastasios. 

Inaccurate claim regarding the statements of Archbishop Anastasios.  The phrase that Archbishop Anastasios, Archdeacon Chryssavgis’ teacher and mentor, avoided to mention or to name Russia in regards to his statements on the war in Ukraine is not accurate. On March 13th he declared during his homily at the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana, “We intensify our call for the immediate cessation of Russia’s fratricidal

21 04, 2022

Resurrection – love ultimately overcomes hatred – Archbishop Anastasios.

By |2022-04-21T02:50:43+02:00April 21st, 2022|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Resurrection – love ultimately overcomes hatred – Archbishop Anastasios.

†Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania    Pascha 2022 Resurrection – love ultimately overcomes hatred     Christ is Risen! Soothing pain and wounds, love will ultimately be victorious. This comforting message resounds diachronically through the luminous feast of the Resurrection of Christ. The culmination of love in world history is manifested in the advent of the Son and Word of God in the

28 02, 2022

Sincere prayer for the cessation of the war between brothers and sisters and for peace in Ukraine.

By |2022-03-06T16:44:38+01:00February 28th, 2022|Archbishop, News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Sincere prayer for the cessation of the war between brothers and sisters and for peace in Ukraine.

Sincere prayer for the cessation of the war between brothers and sisters and for peace in Ukraine.   Regarding the dramatic events in Ukraine, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres, and all Albania, having called upon the faithful and upon every person of good will to intensify their prayer for peace, stressed the following: "Deep pain and sorrow floods the souls of people, when

23 12, 2021

Peaceful Resilience – We Are Not Alone – Christmas 2021.

By |2021-12-23T23:27:01+01:00December 23rd, 2021|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Peaceful Resilience – We Are Not Alone – Christmas 2021.

†Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres, and all Albania CHRISTMAS 2021 Peaceful Resilience – We Are Not Alone.     “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows” (Mt. 1:18) In these festal days various thoughts, messages, and comments about peace, love, joy, and hope are often repeated. However, there is no shortage of those who prefer to dissociate these concepts from their basic core

22 01, 2021

Heartfelt Congratulations to Archbishop Anastasios on the Feast of St. Anastasios the Persian

By |2021-01-30T11:45:04+01:00January 22nd, 2021|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Heartfelt Congratulations to Archbishop Anastasios on the Feast of St. Anastasios the Persian

Heartfelt Congratulations to Archbishop Anastasios on the Feast of St. Anastasios the Persian.   On January 22, the church celebrates St. Anastasios the Persian, who dedicated himself to Orthodoxy while living in a foreign country in which he was also martyred. On this day, His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania, celebrates also his name day. On January 22, 2021 a Divine Liturgy

6 01, 2021

Theophany Celebration and the Blessing of Water Services Held in the context of the imposed restrictions due to the pandemic.

By |2021-02-01T21:11:12+01:00January 6th, 2021|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on Theophany Celebration and the Blessing of Water Services Held in the context of the imposed restrictions due to the pandemic.

Theophany Celebration and the Blessing of Water Services Held in the context of the imposed restrictions due to the pandemic. The feast of Theophany of our Lord is always celebrated with splendor and joy, but this year it was accompanied by the restrictions and rules imposed by the pandemic. Numerous believers, maintaining the social distance and wearing masks, headed to the church to participate in

25 12, 2020

A Joyous Christmas in spite of the Pandemics.

By |2021-02-01T21:05:41+01:00December 25th, 2020|News, News - ΕΝ|Comments Off on A Joyous Christmas in spite of the Pandemics.

A Joyous Christmas in spite of the Pandemics In spite of the gloomy atmosphere due to the pandemics, Christmas was celebrated again this year with light and joy and spread a message of hope to all the faithful. The divine liturgy and vigils were celebrated following all the necessary restrictions and social distance which were required due to the pandemics. The faithful kept the masks

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