Kosovo approves plans for cathedral dedicated to Mother Teresa

Published: 2007-03-08

PRIZREN, Kosovo (CNS) -- The government of the predominantly Muslim Kosovo has approved plans for a cathedral dedicated to Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Bishop Dode Gjergji of Sape, Albania, who is the apostolic administrator of Prizren, Kosovo, said that all the documents were being finalized and the work will start this year. "We're working closely with the local government, which is encouraging the project, and we have support from people of all faiths and backgrounds in Kosovo," he told Catholic News Service March 8. Bishop Gjergji said the cathedral's architectural design includes a Catholic cultural and educational center on the 32-acre compound in Pristina. The cathedral had been approved before, but two days after a 2005 ground-breaking ceremony, the site was damaged by a grenade explosion.

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