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.
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
On 13 February 2014, in the afternoon, in the reception hall of the Complex of the Holy Synod, near the new cathedral "Resurrection of Christ", was held the promotion of new book of the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, His Beatitude, Prof. Dr. Anastasios "The Rebuilding of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania (1991-2012)" with subtitle "With the lecture : Sharing the
The feast of Theophany, among others, is also joyful. The believers enjoy Theophany, but also nature enjoys it, because by the sanctification of the waters, Christ was baptized for all of creation, that He himself created with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Therefore, in all the celebrations of this great feast, in the Divine Liturgy, the Service of the Sanctification of the
On Christmas Day, after the Divine Liturgy, at 12:00, Archbishop Anastasios, accompanied by the Bishop of Apollonia Nicholas, the Bishop of Kruja Anthony, the Bishop of Amantia Nathaneil, and the Bishop of Bylisi Asti, received the Christmas wishes. The reception took place at the great hall of the new Holy Synod building, part of the new "Resurrection of Christ "Cathedral complex. Many people came
“In our epoch, in the public statements, the emphasis on human dignity prevails. However, the fact which proclaims to us, with unique intensity, the value of human life, is this which certainly dominates the feast of Christmas, that the Son of the living, unapproachable and almighty God, assumed human nature and became man. This remains the timeless central message of the Nativity of Christ.
The reception organized for the feast of Easter is a day of many wishes.This year it was even more special. For the first time the reception was held at the new headquarters of the Holy Synod, part of the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral Complex. Together with His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, members of the Holy Synod took part in the reception: Bishop Nicholas, Bishop
