Albania’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop ...

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Albania elected Metropolitan Ioannis of Korçë as the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania on March 16, 2025, following the passing of Archbishop ...

Gerapetritis congratulated the Archbishop for his election and wished him success in the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of ...

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.

Attend Orthodox Easter services at Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana, the capital. The cathedral, finished in 2012, is one of the largest in the Balkans. It has a large 16-bell tower ...

In fact, the Serbian Orthodox Church was not as harsh and persecuted as traditional Serbian historians sometimes like to show. The monasteries kept most of the wealth they had and took advantage of ...

St. Patrick is as a Roman Catholic figure, but a church in Grevena, in northern Greece, has always celebrated him.

Romania is making history by building the largest Orthodox church in the world! This monumental project is set to surpass many of the world’s most famous religious sites. But why is it being built, ...

Russia’s president has framed his “special military operation” as a divine mission. But why has Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Orthodox Church, so zealously backed it? Kirill has lamented the war ...

The 45th annual Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Pierce features authentic Greek food and pastries, imported Greek wine and beer, Greek dance performances, live Greek ...

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 ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.