On November 27, 2013, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, led by Patriarch Bartholomew, decided to record in the Hagiology of the Orthodox Church the Hieromonk Porphyros Kafsokalyvitis (1906-1991), and the Hieromonk Meletios of Rhodes (late eighteenth century), in this way placing them among the saints. The Synod decision determined that the memory of St. Porphyros Kafsokalyvitis will be honored by the
Religions for Peaceis the largest religious organization in the world, with participation from all the major religious communities and whose goals are promoting and achieving peace. From November 20 to 22, in Vienna, Austria the 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace is taking place. In this Assembly 600 religious leaders, representing all historic faith traditions from every region of the
PRESS RELEASE The Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania Vienna, Austria - the 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace Began Global Religious Leaders “WELCOME THE OTHER” Religions for Peace is the largest religious organization in the world, with participation from all the major religious communities and whose goals are promoting and achieving peace. From November 20 to
On 30 October - 8 November, the 10th Assembly of the WCC took place. The General Assembly took place in the city of Busan, South Korea. The theme of the assembly was “God of life, lead us to justice and peace.” The conference, therefore, was based on the concepts of justice and peace. I believe that one of the most important reasons
PRESS RELEASE The Albanian Interfaith Council (the Albanian Muslim Community, the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, the Albanian Catholic Church, the The World Headquarters of the Bektashi, and the Evangelical Brotherhood of Albania) are following with much concern the recent political and social developments, which are taking on an increasingly popular character, in connection with the import and destruction of Syrian chemical weapons in
On the day of his official visit in our country, 3 November 2013, the President of Greece, Mr. Karolos Papoulias visited the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albanian, His Beatitude Ansatsios in afternoon. The reception was organized at the Holy Synod Center. Greetings were exchanged, and the Archbishop Anastasios gave an overview of the progress and development of the Orthodox
A festive event on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Balkan Orthodox Youth Association-BOYA was held in Evro, on the premises of youth camps of Makris in Alexandropolis, Greece, with the blessing and the hospitality of the Metropolitan of Alexandropolis, His Eminence Anthimos. The main goal of the Balkan Orthodox Youth Association is to strengthen and develop relationships
The Interior Ministry reported through a press announcement on the progress in the fight against illicit trafficking by the Directorate of the Police of the District of Tirana, thanks to well-organized, investigative work that enabled the finalization of the operation "Icons", wherein a collection of stolen icons and paintings were found and seized. The brazen citizens arrested were Arben Rahman Spaho, 40 years
The Patriarchate of Serbia culminated its celebrations of the 1700-th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Edict of Milan (313 A.D.) with a series of Pan-Orthodox celebrations in Belgrade, Nish and Podgorica, from October 5 to 7, 2013. In attendance were: the Ecumenical Patriarch, His Holiness Bartholomew; the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos; Patriarch of Moscow and All Russian, His Holiness Kirill;
At the invitation of His Beatitude, Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, Prof. Dr. Anastasios, clergy and lay leaders from 46 Christian Churches, Orthodox and Evangelical, from 20 different countries gathered at the new Monastery of St. Vlash in Durrës from 2 - 6 September 2013. This meeting was the first international consultation of the Lausanne Initiative with the Orthodox Church. The
