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 ...

Citizens lit candles in front of the Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana to mourn their loss while the bells rang continuously. "He gave a lot to Albania especially for us as a nation where religion was ...

(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) People pay their respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad 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 ...

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 ...

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.