The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Albania elected Metropolitan Ioannis of Korçë as the new Archbishop of Tirana, ...

The churches using the Byzantine liturgy include the Albanian, Belarussian ... Today there exists in Egypt the Coptic rite which is Orthodox and the Coptic rite that is loyal to the Bishop ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on a draft peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a step toward lasting peace in the region. "Georgia welcomes the ...

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Q: What is the Dollar worth against the Albanian Lek? A: One Dollar is worth 91.2385 Albanian Lek today Q: Is the Dollar going up or down against the Albanian Lek? A: Today's exchange rate (91. ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Forty years after the death of dictator Enver Hoxha, whose four-decade rule over Albania drove it into isolation and poverty, Qasa Alom explores how the country has changed. In the capital Tirana ...

This message from Patriarch Bartholomew was read March 17, 2024 in Orthodox parishes under the jurisdiction of Constantinople. He reminded the faithful that salvation is, above all, a “shared ...

Team Kentucky has two family-friendly events planned on the south Capitol lawn in April. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the Easter celebration is slated for 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 13 ...

6 p.m. - A Lenten retreat led by Archimandrite Sergius, abbott of America’s oldest Orthodox monastery ... church at 9:30 a.m. March 16 for Divine Liturgy. All events are free and open to ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...