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Caritas Albania
Caritas Albania () is an Albanian Catholic not-for-profit social welfare and humanitarian relief organisation. It is a service of the Albanian Bishops' Conference. Caritas Albania is a member of both Caritas Europa and Caritas Internationalis. History In 1993, two years after the fall of communism in Albania, the Episcopal Conference of the Albanian Catholic Church founded Caritas Albania as its social and humanitarian arm. On , it was officially recognized by the Albanian state as a charitable organisation of the Albanian Catholic Church. In the 1990s, Albania faced a challenging period marked by high levels of unemployment and poverty, along with an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Kosovo in 1998 and 1999. In this context, Caritas Albania provided essential humanitarian aid, including the distribution of goods and making accommodation centres available, and supported impoverished individuals in becoming legal landowners. Since 1994, Caritas Albania has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonprofit Organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a Profit (accounting), profit for its owners. A nonprofit organization is subject to the non-distribution constraint: any revenues that exceed expenses must be committed to the organization's purpose, not taken by private parties. Depending on the local laws, charities are regularly organized as non-profits. A host of organizations may be non-profit, including some political organizations, schools, hospitals, business associations, churches, foundations, social clubs, and consumer cooperatives. Nonprofit entities may seek approval from governments to be Tax exemption, tax-exempt, and some may also qualify to receive tax-deductible contributions, but an enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb (RW) is a humanitarian information portal founded in 1996. , it hosts more than one million humanitarian situation reports, press releases, evaluations, guidelines, assessments, maps and infographics. The portal is an independent source of information, designed specifically to assist the international humanitarian community in effective delivery of emergency assistance or ''relief''. It provides information as humanitarian crises unfold, while emphasizing the coverage of "forgotten emergencies" at the same time. Origin and development ReliefWeb was founded in October 1996 and is administered by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The project began under the US Department of State, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, which had noticed during the Rwanda crisis how poorly critical operational information was shared between NGOs, UN Agencies and Governments. In 1995, the Department's Senior Policy Adviser on Disaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Rrëshen
The Diocese of Rrëshen () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Rrëshen in the ecclesiastical province of Tiranë–Durrës in Albania. History * December 25, 1888: Established as Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (St. Alexander Orosci) * December 7, 1996: Promoted as Diocese of Rrëshen Ordinaries * Territorial Abbots of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit ** Abbot Primo Dochi (1888.12.29 – 1919) ** Bishop Joseph Gionali (1921.08.28 – 1928.06.13) ** Bishop Francesco Gjini (1930.06.29 – 1946.01.04) * Bishops of Rrëshen ** Bishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (1996.12.07 – 1998.03.28, became Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodre-Pult) ** Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15, Retired) ** Bishop Gjergj Meta (2017.06.15- Present) See also * Roman Catholicism in Albania The Catholic Church in Albania () is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. At the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Lezhë
The Diocese of Lezhë (, ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Lezhë in the ecclesiastical province of Shkodër–Pult in Albania. History * 1400: Established as Diocese of Lezhë Ordinaries * Bishops of Lezhë (Roman rite) ** Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (2005.11.23 – Present) ** Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (Apostolic Administrator 2000.02.05 – 2005.11.23) ** Bishop Françesk Gjini (1946.01.04 – 1949) ** Bishop Luigj Bumçi (1911.09.18 – 1943) ** Bishop Leonard Stefan Deda, O.F.M. (1908.04.21 – 1910.10.08) ** Bishop Francesco Malczynski (1870.05.24 – 1908) ** Bishop Paolo Dodmassei (1858.05.02 – ?) ** Archbishop Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. (1853.09.27 – 1858.06.04) ** Bishop Gabriele Barissich Bosniese, O.F.M. (1826.09.19 – ?) ** Bishop Nikollë Malci (1797–1826) ** Bishop Mëhill Kryezezi (1786–1797) ** Bishop Gjergj Junki (1765–1786) ** Bishop Anton Kryezezi, O.F.M. (1750–1765) ** Bishop Pal Kampsi ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sapë
The Diocese of Sapë (, ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholicism in Albania, Catholic Church in Northern Albania. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult. The diocese is named after the town of Sapë (Sappa), which is located near the Drin, southeast of Lake Scutari. However, the cathedral of the diocese is Katedralja e Nënë Terezja, in the town of Vau-Dejës, Shkodër County. The former cathedral is Kisha e Shën Gjergjit, in Nënshat in the same county. The diocese is one of six Catholic jurisdictions in Albania. It is located in the vicinity of Lake Scutari, at the river basin of Drin (river), Drin. Statistics and extent , it pastorally served 70,701 Catholics (34.9% of 202,800 total) on 2,544 km2 in 32 parishes with 19 priests (11 diocesan, 8 religious), 1 deacon, 60 lay religious (9 brothers, 51 sisters) and 2 seminarians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Shkodër–Pult
The Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult (, ), historically known as Scutari, is one of two Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Albania."Diocese of Shkodrë (Scutari)" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2017"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 7, 2017 The archdiocese's |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Tiranë–Durrës
The Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës () is a Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Albania."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015 ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 Its episcopal see is Katedrale e Shën Palit, in the city of |
Caritas Shqiptar (Albania) Headquarters In Tirana 2022
Caritas Albania () is an Albanian Catholic not-for-profit social welfare and humanitarian relief organisation. It is a service of the Albanian Bishops' Conference. Caritas Albania is a member of both Caritas Europa and Caritas Internationalis. History In 1993, two years after the fall of communism in Albania, the Episcopal Conference of the Albanian Catholic Church founded Caritas Albania as its social and humanitarian arm. On , it was officially recognized by the Albanian state as a charitable organisation of the Albanian Catholic Church. In the 1990s, Albania faced a challenging period marked by high levels of unemployment and poverty, along with an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Kosovo in 1998 and 1999. In this context, Caritas Albania provided essential humanitarian aid, including the distribution of goods and making accommodation centres available, and supported impoverished individuals in becoming legal landowners. Since 1994, Caritas Albania has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 European Migrant Crisis
The 2015 European migrant crisis was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe, mostly from the Middle East. An estimated 1.3 million people came to the continent to request asylum, the most in a single year since World War II. They were mostly Syrians, but also included a significant number of people from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Eritrea, and the Balkans. The increase in asylum seekers has been attributed to factors such as the escalation of various wars in the Middle East and ISIL's territorial and military dominance in the region due to the Arab Winter, as well as Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt ceasing to accept Syrian asylum seekers. The EU attempted to enact some measures to address the problem, including distributing refugees among member countries, tackling root causes of emigration in the home countries of migrants, and simplifying deportation processes. However, due to a lack of political coordination at the European l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Albania Earthquake
Northwestern Albania was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicentre 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west-southwest of Mamurras, at 03:54 CET (UTC+1) on 26 November 2019. The earthquake lasted at least 50 seconds and was felt in Albania's capital Tirana, and in places as far away as Bari, Taranto and Belgrade, 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the epicentre. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (''Severe'') on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. A total of 51 people were killed in the earthquake, with about 3,000 injured. It was the second earthquake to strike the region within three months. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Albania in more than 40 years, its deadliest earthquake in 99 years and the world's deadliest earthquake in 2019. Tectonic setting Albania lies across the convergent boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Adriatic plate, part of the complex collision zone with the African plate. The structure of the western part of Albania i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
