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In a report before the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the WCC central committee, reflected on the urgent need for peace, the hope found in a common Easter, and the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and others whose lives still inspire and uphold the ecumenical movement. 

 “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”  (Rev.1:5-6). “ I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol” (Psalms 86:12-13).

Your Beatitude,

On behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC), I extend my heartfelt congratulations on your election as Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania. May the grace of our Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—guide and strengthen you in your new ministry, as you shepherd the faithful and bear witness to Christ’s Gospel in Albania and beyond.

As people of faith representing diverse traditions, united in our common belief in the sanctity of life and the pursuit of justice, peace, and human dignity, we commend the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) for your historic commitment and leadership in working toward a world without nuclear weapons. Each signature and ratification affirming this Treaty is an act of courage and beacon of hope, and we applaud you.

Με την εισαγωγή του Αρχιεπισκόπου Αλβανίας Αναστασίου για νοσηλεία  στον Ευαγγελισμό των Αθηνών στις αρχές του Ιανουαρίου 2025 εκδηλώθηκε η έντονη αποδοχή του από ανθρώπους κάθε μόρφωσης και ηλικίας, από ποικίλους κοινωνικούς κύκλους (εκκλησιαστικούς, επιστημονικούς, πολιτικούς, δημοσιογραφικούς) αλλά και από διεθνείς διαχριστιανικούς και διαθρησκειακούς και όχι μόνον.

Επικήδειος λόγος του Επισκόπου Καθ. Δρα Χάινριχ Μπέντφορντ-Στρομ, συντονιστή του Παγκόσμιου Συμβουλίου Εκκλησιών (ΠΣΕ), στην εξόδιο ακολουθία του Μακαριστού Αρχιεπισκόπου Τιράνων, Δυρραχίου και πάσης Αλβανίας Αναστασίου.