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
