Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime ...

(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) A girl pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ ...

inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) ...

He was 95. A somber mood prevailed as people massed in the streets around the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in downtown Tirana. “Honoring the work of such a great personality means ...

He was 95. There was a somber mood as people massed in the streets around at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in downtown Tirana for Anastasios who led the church after he reestablished ...