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 fall of the country's ...

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, an ecumenical movement leader credited with helping to revitalize the Orthodox Church in Muslim-majority Albania, has died at the age of 95.

The shocking story of Metropolitan Ioannis of Korça - He was the first bishop ordained by Archbishop Anastasios, became his ...

Christians and Muslims sacrificed everything to protect them,” said Elva Margariti, Albania’s minister of culture, when announcing the Besa Museum earlier this year. “For Albanians this is besa.

Anastasios is credited with having revived the Orthodox Church in Muslim-majority Albania after decades of "atheist" rule and fostered peace between Christians and Muslims. The Church on Saturday ...

Respected for his impactful leadership beyond the Orthodox sphere, Anastasios was recognized as a champion of peace and interreligious dialogue within Albania and with other Christian churches ...

TIRANA, Albania — 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 ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Anastasios' “contribution to Orthodox Christianity was invaluable.” “He left an indelible mark, and not just in (Albania),” Mitsotakis ...

TIRANA, Albania — 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. He was 95.