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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country's Orthodox Church after the fall of the communist regime in 1990, has died, the church said on Saturday.

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of Albania after the fall of the communist regime in the country, has died TIRANA, Albania -- Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived ...