A historic moment for Albanian Orthodox believers in Kosovo. 🇽🇰🇦🇱
After winning its legal battle, the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Kosovo has begun registering faithful. A new chapter begins.☦️
27 years ago today, Kosovo was liberated from Serbian occupation.
No amount of historical revisionism can change the facts: Kosovo's liberation struggle and NATO's intervention were noble and just.
Edith Durham called Ulqin’s surrender in 1880 one of Europe’s greatest diplomatic blunders an ancient Albanian city sacrificed by the Great Powers to tiny Montenegro. A coast lost, a wound that never healed.
27 years ago today, Milosevic's genocidal regime massacred 377 Kosovo Albanians in Meja, including Zojë Prendi's sons Mark, Robert, Gjergj, Viktor and Sokol.
The Meja massacre was the largest massacre in Kosovo.
Today Kosovo mourns the death of Don Kelmend Spaqi. During the war in 90's he sheltered in his Church "Shna Ndou" in Peja region a lot of civilians and refused the order of a Serbian military for seperating them in Muslims and Christians. 1/3
@xhinzoje@PaulGoldEagle Probably just a communist. For them there is no God or good. Aiming to diminishing nowadays Roman Catholic figures that eradicated the communism Disease from East Europe!
Today Kosovo marks the 27th anniversary of the #ReçakMassacre, where 45 Albanian civilians were massacred on January 15, 1999.
“They Screamed Until They Died".
15th of January 1999 , 45 ethnic Albanian civilians were killed by Serbian-led security forces in the Kosovar village of Reçak. The massacre sparked international outrage.
The attack on Racak that led to the deaths of 45 ethnic Albanian civilians came at the orders of senior Serbian officials in Belgrade, who then orchestrated a cover-up, according to telephone intercepts by Western governments. In a series of telephone conversations,
Deputy Prime Minister,Nikola Sainovic,and Gen Sreten Lukic of the Interior Ministry expressed concern about international reaction to the assault and discussed how to make the killings look as if they had resulted from a battle between gov. troops and Kosovo Liberation Army.
#KosovaWillNeverForget
Rodoni Catholic Church, also known as St. Anthony’s, was built in the 15th century by Kastrioti Family to give thanks after victories over the Ottomans. Simple in form yet powerful in meaning, it stands today as a silent witness to Albanian faith, resistance, and endurance.
The House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee holds a hearing titled, ''Flashpoint: A Path Toward Stability in the Western Balkans.'' https://t.co/IxXwqT8p4P
It is a very sad and tragic night. Two brave members of the National Guard were shot while serving their country in Washington, DC. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Guardsmen, their families, and every member of the National Guard. 🙏
On this Thanksgiving Eve, I feel an even deeper gratitude for the men and women in law enforcement who risk their lives in the line of duty to protect our freedom and keep our communities safe.
May their courage be honored, their service remembered, and may justice prevail. 🇺🇸🕊️
#HarryBajraktari #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC #USA #LawEnforcement
Pope Leo XIV greeting Ernest Cardinal Simoni, 97 year-old hero of the viciously persecuted Albanian Church, at the end of his General Audience this morning. Cardinal Simoni was tortured and sentenced to death by the Communist authorities for offering Mass for the soul of John F. Kennedy. His sentence was later converted to life imprisonment of hard labor. Communist authorities offered to free him if he renounced his faith. He didn’t and after 28 years of penal labour he was eventually freed. He was made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016, choosing the motto: “My Immaculate Heart will Triumph.”