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
The message of the Archbishop of Albania Anastasiou for Christmas 2020. CHRISTMAS 2020 THE DECISIVE PRESENCE “…and… His name shall be called… God with us” (Mat. 1:23). This year we will celebrate Christmas without out-of-home festivities, without large gatherings of families and friends, and even more, without the general participation of the believers in the worship services. Simultaneously, however, these restrictions caused by the
Archbishop of Albania: ‘We have to re-examine humanity’s priorities’ The archbishop of Albania is a special man. I wanted very much to get him to speak after his ordeal with the coronavirus, because I knew his thoughts and words would be anything but trivial. He describes his feelings as he was placed in the “capsule” to be transported from Albania to Athens. He
ORTHODOX VIEWS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY On the occasion of Archbishop of Tirana Anastasios’ recent expression og gratitude to his treating medical doctors and health workers of the Hospital “Evangelismos” in Athens, Greece, (Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania Greetings of appreciation) the Archdiocese of Tirana published the views the Archbishop has repeatedly pointed out about the development of science
Nativity Lent Begins For all the orthodox faithful, the fifteenth of November is the day when the faithful begin the Nativity Lent which is a time of preparation for the big and significant event of Christmas. This is one of the Lenten times that Church has determined in the calendar in order to help the faithful to properly prepare themselves for a big church feast.
Archbishop Anastasios’ health continues to be stable and with mild symptoms and he has received many wishes for a quick recovery. Archbishop Anastasios’ health in the past four days continues to be stable and with mild symptoms. He is under the supervision and control of a dedicated staff of doctors. In his greeting after being hospitalized in the Evangelismos Hospital in Greece, His Beatitude
A new declaration (18.7.2020 Ta Nea) of Archbishop Anastasios* about Hagia Sophia A specific insult against both Christianity and Islam. The stubborn decision of Turkey about the Hagia Sophia is not only a kind of cultural “jihad” (holy war), especially today when any type of jihadist is condemned internationally, but constitutes a specific insult against both Christianity and Islam. They made a mosque ofthe marvelous
†Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania Easter 2020 Fearlessness “Be not afraid” (Matt. 28:10) An essential gift that the Risen Lord bestowed upon us is noted in the hymn of the Paschal period: “When the doors were shut, Jesus came to the Disciples and gave them fearlessness and peace”. By the power that this fearlessness offers, the disciples, earlier discouraged by
