Appointed Primate of Albania in August 1992, he reopened over 400 abandoned parishes, constructed dozens of churches, established higher education institutions, and expanded the church's ...

Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...

Last year, around 12% of ITAKA passengers travelling to Turkey and the Albanian coast came from the Eastern Hungary region.

The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope said in his ...

Archbishop Anastasios, who has passed away after almost 33 years as Primate, rebuilt hundreds of churches and schools, had a canny eye for business – and did his best to stay out of nationalist ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the ...

building hundreds of churches, establishing educational and charitable institutions, and educating a new generation of clergy. According to the 2023 census, Orthodox Christians in Albania make up ...

He led the Albanian Orthodox Church for nearly 33 years. Under his leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and several new churches were built to support ...

Associated Press file photo TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s Archbishop ... “He rebuilt church life from the ground up, built hundreds of churches, established educational and charitable ...

World Council of Churches Acting General Secretary Ioan Sauca sent the archbishop a letter in 2022 congratulating him on marking 30 years as head of the Albanian Church. "We join our Orthodox sisters ...

During his tenure, he built several churches including the huge Orthodox cathedral in the Albanian capital Tirana, and focused on peacebuilding, rescue and health operations, and environmental ...