On Thursday afternoon, February 26, 2015, in one of the conference rooms of the "Resurrection of Christ" cathedral complex, in Tirana, the meeting of the Fellowship of Orthodox Intellectuals was held. This event was opened by the Secretary of the Fellowship, Prof. Ass. Pirro Prifti. Then a lecture was given by the theology teacher, Mr. Thoma Shkira, who spoke about the Period of
Important Religious Event in Tirana In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the end of the last war in the Balkans, the Community of Sant' Egidio, in cooperation with the Episcopal Conference of Albania, the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania and the Albanian Government will promote "The 28th International Meeting for Peace" which will be held in Tirana on 6-8 September 2015. In
How to teach students with special needs This was the theme that gathered 50 teachers from Kosovo (28) and Albania (22), in a training organized by the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, on February 6th to 8th, in the city of Durrës. The teachers came to this training with the desire to help, to manage and understand better those students who have special
Three Hierarchs – the Great Ecumenical Teachers of our Church On Thursday afternoon, January 29th, the Cultural Center in the Complex of the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral in Tirana exhibited a special liveliness. Hundreds of the capital’s Orthodox intellectuals gathered in an activity of Fellowship, that aims at a deeper recognition of the Orthodox Faith. This time, the meeting was dedicated to the
About 380 young people, ages 18-30 years old, gathered on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at the Cultural Center of the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral, in Tirana. The representatives of youth groups from different cities of the country came together for the further development and strengthening of the Orthodox Youth Association of Albania, which has been created in accordance with the Statutes of the Orthodox
ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA Tirana, 13 October 2014 Press Release The FellowshipofOrthodox Intellectuals’ Assembly Was Held The Assembly of the Fellowship of Albanian Orthodox Intellectuals, comprised of over 400 higher education graduates and active members of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, coming from different cities throughout the country, gathered on Saturday, October 11, in the Cultural Center of the "Resurrection of Christ"
Educational Conference with the Orthodox Clergy Wives of Albania Eighty clergy wives came from the various Metropolises in Albania to participate in one of two three-day educational conferences held at the Myrrh Bearing WomenSkete - New Monastery of St. Vlash, Durrës on the 1st to 3rd and 3rd to 5th October. At the invitation of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, seven Orthodox women from the United
THE ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA PRESS RELEASE THE CLERGY-LAITY ASSEMBLY OF THE ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA WAS CONVENED The Clergy-Laity Assembly of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania was convened within a fraternal atmosphere, on the 26th and 27th of September, 2014, at the premises of the New Monastery of St. Vlash, and under the chairmanship of His Beatitude, Archbishop
20 women, residents of the municipality of Shushica, have completed the construction of the greenhouses that were the final phase of the project funded by USAID and Assist Impact and implemented by Diakonia Agapes of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. They were selected from among 60 competitors for this project. The team responsible for the building of the greenhouses started work in
Summer day camps for children are being held in different locations of the country. Children participate 4-5 hours per day in these camps. The program of the camp is very rich and the children learn many important and beautiful things. The students of the Theological Academy, with the blessing of the Bishop of Apolonia, His Eminence Nicholas, and under the supervision of the
