Tag: Albania
Macedonia prey to global racket in holy icon theft
In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, empty icon niches in the 19th-century church of St. George, where some 30 icons are missing, in ... Read More
Orthodox Christmas in Albania
7/1/14 Themistokli Bambulla Teolog-Msc Psikopedagogji "The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, becoming as one of us, is really an historic event that happened ... Read More
The 15th Annual Orthodox Youth Festival of Tirana, Albania
December 2013 On December 26, 2013, the 15th annual festival of the Albanian Orthodox Youth "Sons of Light", under the care of His Beatitude Archbishop ... Read More
Orthodox Youth Participates in the initiative, “Let’s Clean Albania in One Day”
Albanian Orthodox Church - December 2013 The Orthodox Youth of Albania on the 2nd November 2013 joined the initiative of Green Line Albanian, "Let’s Clean ... Read More
OCMC announces 2014 short-term mission teams
9/10/13 Orthodox Christians seeking to share in a journey of faith and fulfill the mandate of our Lord Jesus Christ are invited to participate in ... Read More
Children camps held in Kosovo
The Albanian Orthodox Church Seoptember 2013 The cooperation established between the Orthodox Albanian youth and young people from Kosovo who came to Albania in 1999 ... Read More
Panepirotic Federation Condemns Brutal Attack Against Greek Orthodox Christians in Albania
Anastasios Papapostolou - 31/8/13 The Panepirotic Federation of America (POA) strongly condemns the brutal attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Premet ... Read More
Albania Seizes Orthodox Church
Maria Korologou - 21/8/13 Tension still prevails in Përmet in Albania, where hundreds of Orthodox residents of the town came into conflict with the forces ... Read More
The Anniversary of the Canonical Restoration of Albanian Orthodox Church Celebrated
Thoma Dhima – June 2013 21 years ago, His Beatitude, Prof. Dr. Anastasi, was elected as Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania. Monday, June ... Read More
Church art theft impoverishing Albanian culture
Gjergj Frasheri: Thefts have been going on for 20 years Damaged Onufri frescoes, such as this one in Vlash, attest to thieves' failed efforts ... Read More
The Orthodox Church of Albania and the Fair in the City of Elbasan
Armand Oga - 30/3/13 Our Orthodox churches in Elbasan, through the parishes of St. Nicholas and St. Athanasius, took part in the three-day fair (12-14 ... Read More
Ancient church frescoes created by renowned icon painter Onufri stolen in Albania
20/1/13 TIRANA (AFP).- Several frescoes by a master painter were vandalised and some of their parts stolen from a 16th-century Orthodox church in southern Albania, ... Read More
Response of the Orthodox Clergy of the Archdiocese of Tirana to Some Recent False Statements
THE ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA 3/1/2012 Response of the Orthodox Clergy of the Archdiocese of Tirana to Some Recent False Statements One of the principles ... Read More
Scientific Symposium at “LOGOS” University
Luljeta Pjetri - November 2012 Albanian Orthodox Church The entire Orthodox Christian community in Albania is living in an atmosphere of celebration for 100 years ... Read More
“XIV to XX Century Iconographic Exhibit,” Opens at the National Gallery of Art
Albanian Orthodox Church 16/11/2012 Exhibition : October 13th to 29th of November 2012 On Wednesday, October 13th, an "Iconographic Exhibition," with icons found and authenticated ... Read More
The Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Enthronement of Archbishop Anastasios
The Albanian Orthodox Church 9/8/2012 Another Historic Anniversary for the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania On August 2nd in the new "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral ... Read More
Great Celebration of the Anniversary of the Opening of the Orthodox Seminary
The Albanian Orthodox Church Thoma Dhima Translated by Ana Meni Edited by Anastasia Pamela Barksdale 13/3/2012 On February 7, 1992 the teaching of the first ... Read More
Two New Bishops in the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania
January 2012 The Albanian Orthodox Church Following the proposal of the Clergy-Laity Council, as defined in the new statute of our Church, on Thursday, January ... Read More
The New Academic Year Began at “LOGOS” University
The Orthodox University of Albania On October 17-th, 2011 “Logos” University began the new academic year, opening its doors for many young students who will ... Read More
The Mix Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Dialog Held in Albania
FILE NEWS 23rd SEPTEMBER 2011 At the invitation of His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania, the Mixed Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Dialogue held ... Read More
Orthodox Church’s Diakonia Agapes continues the implementation of the project “Empowerment of women in rural areas”
The Albanian Orthodox Church 30/7/2011 Since June 2010, financially supported by Vodafone Foundation – Albania, Orthodox Churches of Albania’s Diakonia Agapes, is implementing in the ... Read More