Albania's Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, ...

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation commissioned a study on religious issues. Albania is the only country in the world where religion has ever been banned by law. For nearly a quarter of a century, the ...

All forms of religion were banned in Albania for 23 years from 1967 ... although the church says the actual number is higher. Half the population of the tiny Western Balkan country identifies ...

Catholic and other religions. According to the 2023 census, Orthodox believers in Albania make up about 7% of the 2.4 million population, although the church says the actual number is higher.