Resurrection of Christ Academy Graduation. (June 2014)
10 men and women graduated from the Resurrection of Christ Theological Academy in a ceremony held Friday June 13th at the reception hall of the Myrrh-Bearing Women’s Skete, next to the Monastery of Shën Vlash. Festivities for this day began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Church of Saint Vlash, followed by a breakfast with the students and their families.
Festive Concert on the Occasion of the Consecration of the New Cathedral. (1 June 2014)
Sunday afternoon, June 1, 2014, at 18.00, the program of the day also involved a festive concert at the modern Cultural Center, which took place in the amphitheater downstairs from the Cathedral Church. All the delegations, invited guests, politicians, intellectuals and Orthodox believers participated in this concert, especially the youth, who made the atmosphere very festive. The concert opened with the hymn “Christ is
Primates and Representatives of the Orthodox Churches Visited the Highest Authorities of the Country – June 2nd, 2014
On Monday, June 2, 2014, the Primates and representatives continued with meetings with the top leaders of the Albanian State. The first meeting was held with the President of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Bujar Nishani, at the headquarters of the President. Welcoming them once again, the Head of the Albanian State noted that after half a century of dictatorship, when the practice of
The Consecration of the new Cathedral Church. (1 June 2014)
On Sunday, June 1, 2014, the Heads and representatives of the Orthodox Churches gathered in Tirana for the consecration of the new “Resurrection of Christ” Cathedral, bringing, for one historic day, Albania, to the center of the Orthodox world. This event is a definite source of pride for the exceptional work of Archbishop Anastasios, who resurrected our Church from the ashes of atheistic ruins
The complex of new Cathedral of Tirana “Resurrection of Christ”, the Synodical and the Cultural Centre. (29 May 2014)
The complex of the new Cathedral of Tirana “Resurrection of Christ” is made up of the following buildings: the church cathedral, the chapel, the bell tower, the see of the Holy Synod, and the cultural center. The architectural concept of the Church Cathedral relies on the rotunda, which portrays the idea of time without end (eternity), the main axis of which (that which
Meeting in Jerusalem between the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Pope. (25 May 2014)
50 years after the meeting between the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI, their predecessors, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis, met on Sunday afternoon, May 25, in the city of Jerusalem, where the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified and resurrected. Initially a private meeting took place between the two Christian leaders, who exchanged gifts for the occasion and signed a
The Consecration of the “Nativity of Christ. (24 May 2014)
On Saturday, May 24, 2014, the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the elevation to the priesthood of Archbishop Anastasios, and the launch of his missionary work in Africa, the consecration of the “Nativity of Christ” Chapel took place. This chapel is located near the great “Resurrection of Christ” Cathedral in Tirana. Many believers, especially young people participated in this service.
Visit of the Representatives of the Eparchy of Ungros (Calabria) to Our Church. (May 2014)
During Bright Week after Easter, our country was visited by a representative group of the Byzantine Church of the Albanians of Italy, Eparchy of Ungros, which today is part of the Catholic Church. The group consisted of its Bishop, Monsignor Donato Oliverio, the Protosingel and Protopresbyter Pietro Lanza, the Protopresbyter Antonio Belushi and Father Sergio Straface. They met with the religious communities, politicians and
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