Festive Concert to Honor Patriarch Kirill
This evening, Sunday, April 29th, 2018, a festive artistic concert was organized in the amphitheater of the Cultural Center of the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana. This concert was organized to honor His Beatitude and Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and the Delegation that accompanied Him, with the presence of Archbishop Anastasios and members of the Holy Synod. The center of […]
Official Doxology Welcoming Patriarch Kirill
Following the reception at Mother Teresa International Airport, Patriarch Kirill and the accompanying delegation: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department of External Church Relations; Archbishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk, administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in the East and Southeast Asia, and head of the Moscow Patriarchate Administrative Secretariat; Archpriest Nikolai Balashov; Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk; Archpriest Andrei Bondarenko; and Fr. Alexander Volkov, traveled to […]
Patriarch Kirill welcomed by Archbishop Anastasios at the Airport
Today, Saturday, April 28th 2018, at 4:00 PM, Archbishop Anastasios, accompanied by members of the Holy Synod, received Patriarch Kirill at Mother Teresa International Airport. Also in attendance were clergy, children and young adults in national costumes, who welcomed Him with bouquets of flowers.
Visit of Patriarch Kirill to the Church of Albania
Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania Peace Visit of His Holiness, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Kirill, to the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania April 28-30, 2018 From April 28th to 30th, the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania will host His Beatitude and Holiness, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Kirill. This first historical peace visit is of remarkable importance, […]
Conservation and Rescue Interventions in the Church of St. Athanasius
The monastery church of St. Athanasius in Leshnica, Saranda, is the only one that has survived from the entire monastery complex. It holds special worship, historical and cultural values and it belongs to the Orthodox spiritual heritage. During last spring, a major part of the building structure collapsed causing serious problems. Because of the fact that this church is a “cultural monument under state protection”, […]
Greetings and Wishes during Easter Reception, Tirana, 8.4.2018
Several personalities and faithful visited the seat of the Holy Synod, which is part of Resurrection of Christ Cathedral Complex, to extend their wishes on the occasion of Easter. They were received by His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Eminence Nathanail, Metropolitan of Amantia, Bishop Asti of Bylis, etc. The President of the Republic, Mr. Ilir Meta, came to express […]